While most mongoose species live solitary lives, the banded mongoose live in colonies with a complex social structure. Animals of wetter areas are larger and darker coloured than animals of dryer regions. there are several dark brown to black horizontal bars across the back.
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Banded mongooses live in mixed-sex groups of 7–40 individuals with an average of around 20 individuals. Groups sleep together at night in underground dens, often abandoned termite mounds.
Sometimes, mongooses may squabble over food. However, typically, the one who claims the food first wins. Relations between groups are highly aggressive and mongooses are sometimes killed and injured during intergroup encounters.
Banded mongooses feed primarily on insects, myriapods, small reptiles, and birds. They also commonly eat ants, crickets, termites, grasshoppers, caterpillars and earwigs. They work as a team when dealing with venomous snakes such as cobras.
Sources:
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_mongoose
(*) https://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_banded_mongoose.html
(*) https://animalia.bio/banded-mongoose
(*) https://www.ewt.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/29.-Banded-Mongoose-Mungos-mungo_LC.pdf
Sometimes, mongooses may squabble over food. However, typically, the one who claims the food first wins. Relations between groups are highly aggressive and mongooses are sometimes killed and injured during intergroup encounters.
Banded mongooses feed primarily on insects, myriapods, small reptiles, and birds. They also commonly eat ants, crickets, termites, grasshoppers, caterpillars and earwigs. They work as a team when dealing with venomous snakes such as cobras.
Sources:
(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_mongoose
(*) https://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_banded_mongoose.html
(*) https://animalia.bio/banded-mongoose
(*) https://www.ewt.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/29.-Banded-Mongoose-Mungos-mungo_LC.pdf