#bassarisk

[wintermephitidae]

FUN FACT: Ringtails, also called ringtail cats, have flexible hind ankles that can rotate 180 degrees.

Photo by National Park Service

[supersumc]

You ever have that moment when you're walking by some brush or shrubs and you have to calm your inner animal because you heard something that would make a nice snack rustling inside of it? Bonus points if you haven't eaten all day.

[birds-and-friends]

Full video: Violet The Ringtail Is A Snack Detective, Oregon Zoo

[animalworld]

RINGTAIL CAT Bassariscus astutus ©Laura Quick

I only know one person lucky enough to see a ringtail in the wild. But they are native to Southern California. The ringtail is a mammal of the raccoon family, native to arid regions of North America. Even though it is not a cat, it is also known as the ring-tailed cat, miner's cat or bassarisk, and is also sometimes called a "civet cat"

Trophic level: Omnivorous Length body: body measures 30–42 cm (12–17 in) Length tail: averages 31–44 cm (12–17 in) from its base Mass: 0.7 to 1.5 kg (1.5 to 3.3 lb) Family: Procyonidae

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[risck-ringtail]

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