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banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
Subject: banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
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Banded Mongoose on a log - banded mongoose (Mungos mungo).jpg
Resolution: 1344x2022 File Size: 776141 Bytes Date: 2013:06:28 20:23:39 Camera: Canon EOS 60D (Canon) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/125 sec Focal Length: 400/1 Upload Date: 2017:02:09 12:09:53

banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)


Description At Maasai Mara
Date 28 June 2013, 20:23:39
Author Sumeet Moghe
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banded_Mongoose_on_a_log.jpg

The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose commonly found in the central and eastern parts of Africa. Mungos mungo lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelter including termite mounds. While most mongoose species live solitary lives, the banded mongoose live in colonies with a complex social structure. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Genus: Mungos, Species: Mungos mungo Gmelin, 1788.

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