Mongoose

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comments (6)

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

Where did you took this snap ? Please geo tag your photo. Looks like meerKat....! Check this link if it resembles the below link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_mongoose Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. alxmb
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Hey, thanks for the links!
  I took the photo in a zoo, so location was irellevant, unfortunately. Posted 11 years ago

Sunil R Agadi

Lion

http://directionlessbones.wordpress.com/category/mongoose-month/ Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I'm very curious to learn about this species. I recall seeing it before, but can't think of its name. Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Almost 100% this is the yellow mongoose, fox like face and white tip to its tail. Please correct me somebody if I am wrong! Posted 11 years ago
1. alxmb
  
  Mountain Gorilla
  
  Yes, I think you're right. Thanks! Posted 11 years ago

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

By alxmb

Uploaded Jan 24, 2014. Captured Aug 26, 2013 15:22.

Canon EOS 450D
f/6.3
1/166s
ISO400
200mm