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After an intense seasonal thunderstorm, an curious and adventurous mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, so named for his chattering vocalizations, is rescued by a small British family- a man and wife and their son Teddy residing in a large home and garden in India. After Rikki is revived he explores the house and quickly endears himself to the family.
The small Indian mongoose's body is slender, and the head is elongated with a pointed snout. The length of the head and body is 509–671 mm (20.0–26.4 in). The ears are short. The feet have five toes and long claws. Sexes differ in size, with males having a wider head and bigger bodies. [8]
The mongoose ranges in size from the smallest, dwarf mongoose, 17–24 cm (7–10 inch) in body length and the largest mongoose of 48–74 cm (19–29 inch) in body length. [17] Dwarf mongoose have a tail approximately 15–20 cm (6–8 inch) long, and larger mongooses have a longer tail up to 40 cm (19 inch) long.
Banded mongoose (M. m. colonus) at Maasai Mara in western KenyaThe banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa.It lives in savannas, open forests and grasslands and feeds primarily on beetles and millipedes.
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The common dwarf mongoose has soft fur ranging from yellowish red to very dark brown. It has a large pointed head, small ears, a long tail, short limbs and long claws. With a body length of 16–23 cm (6.3–9.1 in) and a weight of 213–341 g (7.5–12.0 oz), it is Africa's smallest member of the order Carnivora. [2]
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