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Ring-tailed Mongoose parent and young feeding, Amber Mountain, Madagascar Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Often seen but usually quick to flee a scene. This time they could not afford to abandon their prey, which likely is a tenrec.<br /> <br /> This photo may be scientifically relevant. Nursing and parenting behavior of this species is largely undescribed. This photo proves that the parent and young stick to each other for at least a few months. The parent was feeding and allowed the young to tear off peaces of the meal.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37257/adult_ring-tailed_mongoose_feeding_-_full_body_shot_amber_mountain_madagascar.html" title="Adult Ring-tailed Mongoose feeding - full body shot, Amber Mountain, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/37257_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=tTblp8Oq4lu%2BQgbXGBpVe89kO4k%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Adult Ring-tailed Mongoose feeding - full body shot, Amber Mountain, Madagascar Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Feeding on what likely is a tenrec. The young is right next to it, on the same log:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37254/ring-tailed_mongoose_youngster_amber_mountain_madagascar.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37258/ring-tailed_mongoose_parent_and_young_feeding_amber_mountain_madagascar.html Africa,Amber Mountain,Galidia elegans,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Ring-tailed mongoose,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37254/ring-tailed_mongoose_youngster_amber_mountain_madagascar.html" title="Ring-tailed Mongoose youngster, Amber Mountain, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/37254_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=S3g0bb42C415JZz18SRfE1tYFvo%3D" width="148" height="152" alt="Ring-tailed Mongoose youngster, Amber Mountain, Madagascar Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Often found around human settlements but usually always on the move. We were lucky to find this one and its parents feeding on a meal they could not afford to abandon. As Ring-tailed Mongooses reach maturity in about 1 year, it is safe to assume this one is younger.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37258/ring-tailed_mongoose_parent_and_young_feeding_amber_mountain_madagascar.html Africa,Amber Mountain,Galidia elegans,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Ring-tailed mongoose,Spring,World" /></a></figure> Africa,Amber Mountain,Galidia elegans,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Ring-tailed mongoose,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ring-tailed Mongoose parent and young feeding, Amber Mountain, Madagascar

Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Often seen but usually quick to flee a scene. This time they could not afford to abandon their prey, which likely is a tenrec.

This photo may be scientifically relevant. Nursing and parenting behavior of this species is largely undescribed. This photo proves that the parent and young stick to each other for at least a few months. The parent was feeding and allowed the young to tear off peaces of the meal.

Adult Ring-tailed Mongoose feeding - full body shot, Amber Mountain, Madagascar Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Feeding on what likely is a tenrec. The young is right next to it, on the same log:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37254/ring-tailed_mongoose_youngster_amber_mountain_madagascar.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37258/ring-tailed_mongoose_parent_and_young_feeding_amber_mountain_madagascar.html Africa,Amber Mountain,Galidia elegans,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Ring-tailed mongoose,Spring,World

Ring-tailed Mongoose youngster, Amber Mountain, Madagascar Sub species Galidia elegans dambrensis (Northern Ring-tailed Mongoose). Often found around human settlements but usually always on the move. We were lucky to find this one and its parents feeding on a meal they could not afford to abandon. As Ring-tailed Mongooses reach maturity in about 1 year, it is safe to assume this one is younger.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37258/ring-tailed_mongoose_parent_and_young_feeding_amber_mountain_madagascar.html Africa,Amber Mountain,Galidia elegans,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Ring-tailed mongoose,Spring,World

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  1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Maybe that tail is to compete with those lemurs.
     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It definitely shares a look:

      Security in numbers Lemurs behave a lot like Meerkats, there's always a few on the lookout for danger or food. Geotagged,Lemur catta,Monkeys,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,Ring-tailed lemur,The Netherlands,lemur

      As well as the name, I regularly mix them up in naming :)       Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Ring-tailed mongoose

The ring-tailed mongoose is a euplerid that lives on the island of Madagascar. There is actually much disagreement about the placement of Madagascar's carnivores including the ring-tailed mongoose, within the phylogenetic tree. Recent molecular work by Anne Yoder et al. reported in the journal "Nature" suggests that the Malagasy Carnivora evolved from a single herpestid ancestor.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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Uploaded Mar 28, 2016. Captured Oct 13, 2015 11:55 in Unnamed Road, Madagascar.
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  • f/5.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO6400
  • 175mm
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