There are 34 species of mongoose in 20 genera, according to the University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web (ADW). With so many different types of mongoose, sizes vary greatly. Their bodies ...

Mongooses and weasels, often mistaken, are distinct creatures with unique traits. Mongooses, related to cats, thrive in ...

Today, that cheerfulness comes in the form of a dwarf mongoose in the Sabi Sands Game ... Scientists have documented many different species that "play dead," including beetles, opossums, and ...

Professor Cant said: "Over the last 15 years we have observed how many days each male banded mongoose invests in two different cooperative pup care behaviours. We found that some banded mongooses ...

Stripe-necked mongoose and Brown mongoose are types of mongoose found in India and all the species are protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, poaching of which may ...