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  • lynjac by lynjac

    Anyone any idea what this might be

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  • dms246 by dms246 moderator

    I think it's probably a mongoose - not sure which kind of mongoose though. Some of them have bushy tails, I believe, such as the white tailed mongoose.

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  • dms246 by dms246 moderator

    For comparison, the following image was identified as a white tailed mongoose:

    ASG00031xw

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  • lynjac by lynjac

    thought it might be a mongoose but the tail confused me, thanks for your help

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  • Peter_Williams by Peter_Williams

    Yes, it's a white-tailed mongoose. There are several species of mongoose in the Serengeti, not just banded.

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