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Mongooses are small carnivores with a slender body. They live in Africa and southern Asia as well as southern Europe. Many form tightly knit groups. Some even attack venomous snakes. Several species are active by day and stand upright to keep watch. They are quick and agile.
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Herpestidae
Mungos mungo · Least concern
Unlike most mongooses, the banded mongoose lives in colonies of 5 to 75, about 20 on average, sheltering in dens such as termite mounds. Males guard females to control breeding, but with little success: the females actively seek out matings with other males.
Photo: Giles Laurent (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Herpestidae
Helogale parvula · Least concern
Africa's smallest carnivore has a partner: hornbills seek out its packs to forage together, and each warns the other of birds of prey. Within the pack, the breeding female ranks first and her mate second.
Photo: Hans Hillewaert (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Herpestidae
Herpestes urva · Least concern
Despite its name, the crab-eating mongoose eats far more than crabs: fish, snails, frogs, rodents, birds, reptiles and insects. It hunts along the banks of streams and is thought to be a good swimmer. Brian Houghton Hodgson first described it in 1836 from a specimen from central Nepal.
Photo: Rejoice Gassah (CC BY 4.0)
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