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Yellow Mongoose
Scientific Name: Cynictis penicillata
Did you know?
They are sometimes referred to as the ‘Red Meerkat’ due to their coat colour and the fact that they occasionally cohabit the burrows of slender-tailed meerkats.
Habitat
They come from open countryside to semi-desert and grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Diet
Yellow Mongoose are carnivorous predators that feed on small mammals, lizards, snakes and eggs of all kinds.
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