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Cynictis
penicillata (Yellow mongoose)
bushy-tailed mongoose [English];
geelmuishond, rooimeerkat, witkwasmuishond [Afrikaans];
Fuchsmanguste [German];
mangouste fauve [French];
pipi [Sepedi] [Sesotho];
mofsê, mofse, mofê, moa, moê, moswê, ramofse, ramofsê, ramoswe [Setswana];
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Yellow mongoose, Benfontein Game Reserve,
Kimberley, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©] |
Top right: Yellow mongoose, Botanical Garden of
North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Bottom right: Yellow mongoose, Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park, South Africa. [both photos
Peet van Schalkwyk ©, see also
scienceanimations.com] |
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