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    The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a member of the mongoose family. It averages about 0.45 kg (1 lb)...
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    A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae...
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    The Indian grey mongoose or Asian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii) is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as...
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    Meerkat (category Mongooses of Sub-Saharan Africa)
    The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout...
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    common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native...
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    The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) is a mongoose species native to Iraq and northern India; it has also been introduced to several Caribbean...
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    relatively long for a mongoose. The head is long and narrow. Its large, rounded ears are set low on the sides of the head. It has a yellow to tan coloration...
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    The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula) is a mongoose species native to Angola, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East...
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    of Pennant's description of the yellow maucauco (later identified to be Lemur mongoz, presently known as the mongoose lemur) from his 1771 work A Synopsis...
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    other than humans, young cubs are vulnerable to attacks by snow leopards, yellow-throated martens, eagles, feral dogs, and the Asian black bear. Sub-adults...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    skunks, cattle, wolves, coyotes, cats, and mongooses (normally either the small Asian mongoose or the yellow mongoose). Rabies may also spread through exposure...
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    The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    first described by John Edward Gray in 1848, based on a male brownish yellow mongoose collected in Somalia. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Species Galerella...
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    the IUCN Red List. The Egyptian mongoose's long, coarse fur is grey to reddish brown and ticked with brown and yellow flecks. Its snout is pointed, its...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    The yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) is a marten species native to the Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia. Its coat is bright yellow-golden,...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    but DNA research placed them in their own separate family (Mephitidae). Mongooses bear a striking resemblance to many mustelids, but belong to a distinctly...
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    a light patch of fur on their throat which may be gray, white, or pale yellow. The fur is softer and silkier than that of American martens. Sables greatly...
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    appears wide due to ruffs of extended hair beneath the ears. Bobcat eyes are yellow with round, black pupils. The nose of the bobcat is pinkish-red, and it...
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    unusual among mustelids, is eversible, a trait shared with hyenas and mongooses. The smell of the pouch is reportedly "suffocating", and may assist in...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla) White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)...
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    the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of an otter, mongoose or even possibly a ferret. They range in length from about 43 to 71 cm...
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