| “ | But I know a guy who might. A civet. He'll talk to you. | ” |
Civets are mammals that appear in The Lion Guard universe. They live in the Pride Lands, Dragon Island and the Forest.
Appearance
In the Real World
Civets have tan coats with black spots and stripes through to their tails. They have black legs and two black lines on their necks, in addition to markings on their white faces.
Information
In the Real World
Civets, or civet cats, are closely related to mongooses. Civets can both actually live in the trees and the grounds and they are excellent swimmers. Civets are omnivores; they eat, fruits, various vegetation, eggs, insects, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Their main predators are animals such as lions, leopards, snakes, and crocodiles. Civets produce loud growls and cough-like sounds. It also raises their long black hair on the side of body to appear larger.
History
Paintings and Predictions
In the Lair of the Lion Guard, some of Rafiki's paintings are of Civets.
Too Many Termites
In the The Lair of the Lion Guard, some paintings of civets appear.
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
In the Lair of the Lion Guard, some paintings of civets appear when the Lion Guard meet Makini.
Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas
Civets appears in a cave painting at Rafiki's Tree.
Cave of Secrets
Civets appear as cave paintings in the final chamber of the secret caves.
Dragon Island
The Lion Guard meets an old civet who warns them about the komodo dragons that live on the island they are walking to. The Guard meets the old civet again, who is happy that the story about dragons on the island is true.
Mama Binturong
Tompok the civet is one of the many animals who are afraid of Mama Binturong, and he is forced to talk the Lion Guard, who keeps on talking about tuliza, the plant that Mama Binturong is very obsessed with. When the Lion Guard asks the civet about the whereabouts of Makini’s stolen staff, he tells them that a mouse deer who lives in the forest might know something about it.
