Bdeogale
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Bdeogale is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1850 based on a mongoose specimen collected in Mozambique. Bdeogale species have compact paws with four symmetrical toes, round ears
Bushy tailed mongoose Snapshot Safari Ruaha 1
Meerkat
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The meerkat or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs, a thin tapering tail, and a brindled coat pattern. Th
Meerkat standing in the Kalahari desert of Namibia
Illustration of meerkats by Robert Jacob Gordon (1777)
Close view of a meerkat. Note the banded pattern, the big eye circles and the thin tail.