[New post] RESEARCH: War in the Banded Mongoose colony

f&m posted: " The Mongoose is a solitary mammal, but not the Banded Mongoose which lives in a colony of about 20 individuals, and up to 55 individuals. The colony lives underground in burrows, called dens. The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a small carnivorous m" SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM RESEARCH: War in the Banded Mongoose colony f&m Feb 24 The Mongoose is a solitary mammal, but not the Banded Mongoose which lives in a colony of about 20 individuals, and up to 55 individuals. The colony lives underground in burrows, called dens. The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a small carnivorous mammal found in central and eastern Africa – and is related to the Meerkat. Robert Businge, a researcher in the Banded Mongoose Research Project in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda (established in 1995), says the colony is extremely violent and warmongering. 'They are aggressively violent animals that wage war on neighbouring colonies.' They are also violent towards each other in their own colony. He added, 'They brutally murder and maim their rivals, and they also expel close relatives from their group, and will kill them if they don't leave.' Read more of this post "RESEARCH: War in the Banded Mongoose colony" Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2023/02/24/research-war-in-the-banded-mongoose-colony/ Powered by WordPress.com