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yellow mongoose, red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata)
Subject: yellow mongoose, red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata)
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Cynictis penicillata (Etosha, 2011) - yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata).jpg
Resolution: 2000x3000 File Size: 4346352 Bytes Date: 2011:04:25 09:54:35 Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (Canon) F number: f/6.3 Exposure: 1/640 sec Focal Length: 500/1 Upload Date: 2017:02:02 16:04:08

yellow mongoose, red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata)


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English: Adult yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata).
Deutsch: Ausgewachsene Fuchsmanguste (Cynictis penicillata).
Date 25 April 2011, 09:54:35
Author Yathin S Krishnappa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Yathin_sk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cynictis_penicillata_(Etosha,_2011).jpg

The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family averaging about 1/2 kg in weight and about 50 cm in length. It lives in open country, from semi-desert scrubland to grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Cynictis penicillata is the only member of its genus. The yellow mongoose is carnivorous, consuming mostly arthropods but also other small mammals, lizards, snakes and eggs of all kinds. Order: Carnivora, Family: Herpestidae, Subfamily: Herpestinae, Species: Cynictis penicillata Cuvier, 1829

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Scientific Name: Cynictis penicillata (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829)
Common Names:
English – Yellow Mongoose
French – Mangouste fauve, Mangouste jaune

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