'Snatch' is extremely rare photos of civets

Recently, the use of camera traps has helped experts to record images of extremely rare red-orange mongoose in Aceh, a province located in the northern island of Sumatra (Indonesia).

Images of red-eyed mongoose-orange are extremely rare in Aceh (Indonesia). (Photo: FFI)

Looking like an oversized orange weasel, local conservationists did not recognize it at first. Many insist that this is just another 'version' of a brown mongoose that has been wearing the previous mark.

The International Flora and Fauna Organization (FFI) believes that this animal belongs to the Herpestes semitorquatus group , a civet rarely seen in Sumatra and is listed by the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN). 'Data is missing' , meaning that the information about them is too little, not enough to determine the status of existence.

Camera traps are very useful in capturing interesting moments of rare animals in nature. FFI said earlier this technique has also been successfully applied to many other animals of the same area as the Sumatra cuckoo (currently in extreme danger) or Sumatra deer - small deer of the size of a dog, has not been seen since 1930.

Reference: Livescience