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Predators
Yellow mongoose
Yellow mongoose · Cynictis penicillata
Yellow mongooses delight with their golden-yellow fur, open way of life and lively social behaviour in the wide savannas of the south.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length about 30 to 45 cm, weight usually between 0.5 and 1 kg
- Males and females
- Sexes hardly distinguishable externally, females slightly smaller
- Sounds
- Soft chirping, chattering and warning whistles as alarm or communication
- Diet
- Mainly insects such as termites, plus small vertebrates, eggs, berries and fruit
- Offspring
- A litter usually consists of 2 to 4 young after a gestation period of about 42–57 days
How to identify Yellow mongoose
Yellow mongooses have silky fur, usually golden-yellow to reddish-brown, with a distinctive white tail tip. Colouration can vary depending on the region, with the fur often a little lighter in the southern part of their range.
The animals are slenderly built, with a long bushy tail and a pointed snout. Adult yellow mongooses reach a head-body length of about 30 to 45 centimetres and weigh up to 1 kilogram. Dark ears and small round eyes complete their delicate profile.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Yellow mongoose
Where Yellow mongoose live
Namibia
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Kalahari
- Kwando Core Area
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namib-Naukluft Nationalpark
- NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Sossusvlei
- Spitzkoppe
- Twyfelfontein
- Waterberg Plateau
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