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Predators
Banded mongoose
Banded mongoose · Mungos mungo
Banded mongooses are lively striped hunters that roam the savannah in groups during the day and make the softest of sounds.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length 40 to 45 cm, weight usually 1.5 to 2.5 kg
- Males and females
- Females and males differ little in appearance
- Sounds
- Chattering calls to communicate within the group
- Diet
- Prefers to eat insects, small vertebrates, eggs and fruit
- Offspring
- 3 to 6 young are born after a gestation period of 60 to 70 days
How to identify Banded mongoose
The banded mongoose has dense grey-brown fur with distinctive light and dark transverse bands running across the back down to the flanks. These markings clearly set it apart from other mongoose species and make it easy to recognise in open terrain.
Adult banded mongooses are around 30 centimetres tall and about 40 to 45 centimetres long, with a short bushy tail added on. The box-shaped head, dark eyes and small rounded ears define its compact silhouette.
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Where Banded mongoose live
South Africa
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