mongoose

Mongoose or Samurai / They are mainly found in Africa. They are small carnivores, their lengths vary from 230 mm to 750 mm, and their masses range from less than a kilogram and may reach 6 kilograms

There are more than eleven genera of mongoose comprising more than 400 species living in the ancient world, the most famous of which is the Indian gray mongoose. The life span of a ferret is from 7 to 12 years and its female gives birth to 3 to 4 young. The Indian mongoose is characterized by a long tail of approximately the same length as the body. The head is small, the ears are small, the nose is tapering, and the legs are short, each ending with five fingers with prominent claws

The ferret is about a meter long, including the tail, and weighs about nine kilograms. It lives alone or in small groups during hunting and during the mating season, inhabiting tree and grassy environments and agricultural fields, climbing trees easily, attacking populated areas and robbing domestic birds. It inhabits the ground burrows it digs itself and in the huge mounds that termites build. He is very careful as he rarely gets out of the weeds and into the open grounds for more than a few moments

The ancient Egyptians believed that the mongoose was a sacred animal until they called it the Pharaoh's mouse, in order to keep the numbers of crocodiles at a certain limit in the Nile River, as it was feeding on their eggs. There is a legend that says that the mongoose may sneak into the mouth of the crocodile and pass the pharynx and throat to tear its intestines and reach the heart to tear it and eat it

The mongoose is famous for its ingenuity and skill in eliminating poisonous snakes, and the reason for this is due to its high speed and agility. And the guilt erects and turns into a hard brush with which he rubs the face of his opponent, so that the tusk of a snake is unable to affect this bundle of hair. It is reported that the ferret is not immune to snake venom, but it often does not give it the opportunity to be bitten, and it has some resistance to the venom. Despite the ferocity of the ferret, if a person domesticates it as a young animal, it becomes a pet and turns into a playful pet

The ferret has a very strong sense of smell, senses smells from afar and senses the movement of air towards the enemy. And his sense of smell gives him the ability to explore the sites of crevices, pits and channels and know what is inside of the prey

The ferret feeds on rats, mice, waterers, insects, small animals, grains and fruits, but it is very fond of eating eggs. Ferrets and hunt their prey among the grass and vegetation short. And they stay in touch with each other through the sound of their continuous chirping like birds