Igama
Ipaka yomango encani begodu yaziwa njenga leyo ejayelekileko [Genetta genetta].Ukwakheka nokuvela kwayo
Ipaka le (small-spotted genet) isilwanee sincani khulu kunaleyo ebizwa nge-Large-Spotted Genet, begodu amabalayo abonakala khudlwana ngombala onzima nomhlophe begodu yona ayinawo amabala abonakala kwanga arusile. Umsilayo umhlophe encenyeni yesiphetho sawo, begodu lokho ngikho ekuyenza bona ihluke kileyo engekulu i-Large-Spotted Genet.Umbala womzimbayo woke ubonakala kwanga unombala omhlophe okusilaphazekileko, amacatjhaza ahlezi ngokuhleka komuda ukusuka ehloko ukuyokufika emsileni. Inomdlengo ogega ngomgogodlha omaboya amade anzima ngombala. Inamacatjhaza amhlophe ebusweni ngaphasi kwamehlo, begodu akabonakali khulu emlonyeni kanye nepandla. Zinemisila emide enemida enzima nokumhlophe, kanye namazipho abonakala nofana enza umtlhala.
Ukudla
Zivamise ukudla khulu iinlwanyana zomhlobo omunyisako ezincani kanye neenunwana. Abomaphelphelani, iinyoni, iinlwanyana ezirhurhubako, iirhwarhwa, iinmbhadwa, abofezela, kanye namasongololo zibalwa hlangana nokhunye ezikudlako. Nokho lomhlobo uvame ukudla iinthelo kancani kunaloyo omkhulu.Ukuzala nokukhulisa
Zivamise ukuzala amaphahla amabili ngonyaka nofana amadzinyana amabili ukuya kamathathu, ngemva kwesikhathi sekambiso yokumitha esimalanga amasumi alikhomba ukuya kamasumi alikhomba nekhomba (70-77 days).Amehlo kanye neendlebe zamadzinyana zivuleka kokuthoma ngemva kwamalanga amahlanu ukuya kalisumi nobunane. Amazinyo amade avela enyangeni yokuthoma azelwe. Amadzinyana avamise ukudla, ukudla okuqinileko ngemva kweemveke ezimbalwa azelwe,
Kodwana aragele phambili nokumunya iinyanga ezimbalwa.