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More About Mongooses ...
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"The mongoose is any member of the Herpestidae family of small, cat-like carnivores".
Some species of mongoose can be easily domesticated. They are fairly intelligent and can be taught simple tricks, so they are often kept as pets to protect the home from vermin. However, they can be more destructive than desired; when imported into the West Indies for the purpose of killing rats, they destroyed most of the small, ground-based fauna. Because of this, it is illegal to import mongooses into the United States.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
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Source: Wikipedia Read more about Mongooses
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INFO LINKS
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Eastern Dwarf Mongoose
Kenya Beasts
Pictures of Eastern Dwarf Mongoose Read More
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Dwarf Mongoose
SafariCamLive.com - African Wildlife to the World
Safaricam datasheet for Dwarf Mongoose Read More
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Slender Mongoose
SafariCamLive.com - African Wildlife to the World
Safaricam datasheet for Slender Mongoose Read More
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Water Mongoose
SafariCamLive.com - African Wildlife to the World
Safaricam datasheet for Water Mongoose Read More
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Yellow Mongoose
SafariCamLive.com - African Wildlife to the World
Safaricam datasheet for Yellow Mongoose Read More
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Dwarf Mongoose
African Wildlife Foundation
Detailed fact sheet Read More
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Long-nosed Cusimanse
National Zoo
Long-nosed Cusimanse fact sheet Read More
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Mongoose
Honolulu Zoo
"The small Indian mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus, was first introduced into the West Indies in the 1870s and to the Hawaiian Islands in the 1880s. It was brought to Hawaii in an attempt to control rats in the sugarcane plantations". Information on distribution, behavior, diet, physical characterestics, reproduction and growth, etc. Read More
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Banded Mongoose
SafariCamLive.com - African Wildlife to the World
"They are found mainly in bush savanna where a rich leaf litter is to be found". Safaricam datasheet for Banded Mongoose Read More
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Dwarf Mongoose
Animals Of The Rainforest
"Dwarf Mongooses are diurnal which means most of their activities occur during the daytime". Brief description, taxonomic information, pictures, and links Read More
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