Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was Bukit Timah resident Audrey Wong’s first time encountering a common palm civet in the 30 years she had lived in her home.

SINGAPORE – Ms Audrey Wong first noticed something was awry when bananas went missing from the kitchen of her Bukit Timah home on April 21. “We also heard noises coming from the kitchen at night, but ...