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Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata,Geotagged,United Kingdom,Yellow Mongoose Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Yellow mongoose

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    Graeme Ruck
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    at first glance thought it was a Meerkat, what piercing eyes. Great shot Posted 12 years ago

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The Yellow Mongoose

The Yellow Mongoose , sometimes referred to as the Red Meerkat, is a small mammal averaging about 1 lb in weight and about 20 in in length. A member of the mongoose family, it lives in open country, from semi-desert scrubland to grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2013. Captured Aug 23, 2011 15:20 in A590, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria LA15, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 149mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.