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Indian Gray Mongoose

Urva edwardsii

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Elongated body with bushy tail.

Habitat:

Patch of land lying vacant for decades between two houses that are occupied. A place where sometimes trash is discarded. Urban residential area (last photo shows the habitat). I was walking past when I saw a movement. There were two of them...and my red jacket must have been a red flag because both scooted...after a bit one of them came out to scout.

Notes:

I see mongooses in my locality from time to time.

Reference Links:

Indian grey mongoose - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
SukanyaDatta
Thank you, thewndrr. Good wishes for getting great shots next time you meet them.
thewndrr
Beautiful series SukanyaDatta, I tried to get photos of them from Sri Lanka, but they're very wary. Maybe next time :)

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Backyard Habitats of the World
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Biodiversity of West Bengal, India
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INDIAN WILDLIFE
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022

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