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Mongoose claiming termite mound This is the Common Dwarf Mongoose, a carnivorian animal that lives in groups with a strict social hierarchy. At night they sleep in unused termite mounds like these. Common Dwarf Mongoose,Helogale parvula,Kruger,Mongoose,South Africa,termite mound Click/tap to enlarge

Mongoose claiming termite mound

This is the Common Dwarf Mongoose, a carnivorian animal that lives in groups with a strict social hierarchy. At night they sleep in unused termite mounds like these.

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  1. View Wendy's profile
    Wendy
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    What funny, never seen such a mongoose.
    He is very well camouflaged in the termite mound     Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks Wendy. I uploaded another one of him, this time he is inside the termite hill looking outside :) Posted 14 years ago

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The Common Dwarf Mongoose

The common dwarf mongoose, sometimes just called the dwarf mongoose, is a small African carnivore belonging to the mongoose family.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 2, 2011. Captured Jul 27, 2009 12:25.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO250
  • 280mm