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Slender Mongoose
Subject: Slender Mongoose
Source: http://www.mbweni.com/naturetrail.htm
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Slender Mongoose


Zanzibar Mbweni Ruins Hotel - Nature Trail

point 6
and the area has many wild flowers so butterflies and moths abound. You may see Blackstriped Hairtails, Brown Pansies and Impure Ringlets, small brown butterflies which flutter around in groups.
Jackfruit

Continuing on round the path, you will pass a small building which used to be the original Mission Dispensary. This is
Point 7
and a Slender Mongoose -
Herpestes sanguineus
- sometimes called Black Tipped Mongoose because of its black tip on its tail, has made Mbweni its territory. It can be seen searching for insects and fruits in the vegetation from this point right along the road and round the back of the Reception to the Bar, in the eastern part of the grounds. It also preys on snakes and lizards, small rodents, birds and birds’ eggs.

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Slender Mongoose - Herpestes sanguineus (aka Black-tipped Mongoose)

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