Common kusimanse, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands

Our reason for attending this small zoo was the birth of 12 Dhole cubs, a threatened mammal in the wild:

However, I was personally much more impressed with this mammal. I had never heard of it. Which is not entirely surprising, because it is the only mongoose species to have rain-forests as its main habitat. Specifically, the rain-forests of west Africa, a geography that is quite underrepresented on most wildlife observation platforms. So the odds of ever getting a wild observation is quite low.

As it's an obscure animal, translating some information from the (dutch )plate:
- Habitat: rain forest of west Africa
- Length: 45-55cm
- Weight: 1-1.5kg
- Diet: insects, crabs, reptiles, larvae, berries, fruits
- Life span: 9 years

The "did you know?" section:
- Only mongoose species to live in rain-forests
- Regularly attack animals far larger than their own size
- Highly social animals that live in groups 10-30.