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| Name | Banded Mongoose facts 🐀 native from the Sahel to Southern Africa |
| Video Uploader | Video From Amazing Planet! |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 03-05-2021 13:43:01 |
| Video Discription | #amazinganimals facts for kids The banded mongoose is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes. Mongooses use various types of dens for shelter including termite mounds. While most mongoose species live solitary lives, the banded mongoose live in colonies with a complex social structure. The banded mongoose is a sturdy mongoose with a large head, small ears, short, muscular limbs and a long tail, almost as long as the rest of the body. The abdominal part of the body is higher and rounder than the breast area. The rough fur is grayish brown and black, and there are several dark brown to black horizontal bars across the back. The limbs and snout are darker, while the underparts are lighter than the rest of the body. Banded mongooses have long strong claws that allow them to dig in the soil. The nose color of banded mongoose varies from gray-brown to orange-red. Groups sleep together at night in underground dens, often abandoned termite mounds, and change dens frequently. When no refuge is available and hard-pressed by predators such as African wild dogs, the group will form a compact arrangement in which they lie on each other with heads facing outwards and upwards. Relations between groups are highly aggressive and mongooses are sometimes killed and injured during intergroup encounters. Mongooses establish their territories with scent markings that may also serve as communication between those in the same group. They feed primarily on insects, myriapods, small reptiles, and birds. Millipedes and beetles make up most of their diet. Unlike most other social mongoose species, all females in a banded mongoose group can breed. Gestation is 60–70 days. In most breeding attempts, all females give birth either on the same day or within a few days. Litters range 2–6 pups and average 4. For the first four weeks of life, pups stay in the dens where they form an exclusive relationship with a single helper or escort, whose genetic relationship with the pups is unknown. These helpers are generally young nonbreeding males or breeding females who have contributed to the current litter and they help to minimize competition over food allocation among pups. [4pAKMt91Hmc] |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | #amazinganimals | banded mongoose | wildlife documentary |
