Mongooses

Fig. 2.2 External nose, (a) Rhinoglyphics lateral view of rhinarial surface, epidermal sculpturing and crenellations in Tree Shrew (Tupaia spp.), naked area encloses nostril (from Klauer, 1984). (b) Upper lip and rhinarium variants among carnivores (ventral view, Mongooses). 1. Narrow Philtrum and medial sulcus, 2. medial sulcus, Philtrum absent (from Pocock, 1914).

Pocock R. (1916). On the external characters of the Mongooses. Proc Zool Soc Lond 1916, 349-374. 

Rasa, O.A.E. (1973) Marking behaviour and its social significance in the African dwarf mongoose, Helogale undulata rufula. J. Tierpsychol. 32, 293-318. 

Aerial displays, by males, 158 African crested rat, 65 African dwarf mongooses, communal allomarking of, 185... 

Mongoose Aversive Avoid scented, toxic Will not avoid at Nicolaus and... 

Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon 2,4,6,10-Tetramethyl 1-undecanoic acid Anal glands Hefetz etal., 1984... 

Hefetz, A., Ben-Yaacov, R., and Yom-Tov, Y. (1984). Sex specificity in the anal gland secretion of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon. Journal of Zoology 203,205-209. 

Nicolaus, L. K. and Nellis, D. W. (1987). The first evaluation of the use of conditioned taste aversion to control predation by mongooses upon eggs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 17, 329-346. 

A recent area of major concern has been the development of a practical and specific assay for the detection of ciguatoxin directly from fish tissues. Earlier assays, some of which are still used, relied on whole tissues, crude extracts and partially purified ciguatoxin (8, 9, 20). For the mongoose and cat assays, large amounts (10-15% of body weight) of fresh tissues were required, while the mouse assay required concentrated lipid extracts of the fish tissue. 

Carnivora Wolf, dog, jackal, fox, bear, cat, raccoon, weasel, otter, skunk, badger, mongoose, hyena 110 252 6% Worldwide... 

Mongooses tend to stand on their hind legs to survey their surroundings. They use their tails, which may be as thick at the base as their body, for balance. The front arms hang loosely as they look around. 

Although they are carnivores, many mongooses also eat plants and fruit. Most, however, prefer meat in some variety, either iusects, small reptiles, or small rodeuts and birds. They also eat birds eggs when available, which they break by rolling them against rocks, usually... 

A dwa rf mongoose f eedi ngatatermitemound. Photograph by Nigel J. Dennis. The National Audubon Society Cottecticm/Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission. 

Among the solitary mongooses, a dominant male chooses the females he wants to mate with. The mothers then raise the babies by themselves. There is trsually only... 

The Liberian mongoose Liberiictis kuhni) was not discovered by the outside world until 1958. At the time, it was a favorite food of native peoples in Liberia, in tropical western Africa. It has not been seen often since, and may be extinct. 

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