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Babies, Babies everywhere…..

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Nov 26 2008 | By: elephantsofbotswana

Baby banded mongoose

WE have a troop of banded mongoose that live in camp and have recently taken to denning under a pier to the lagoon in front of the office. There are holes everywhere where they have been digging up grubs and I am often treated to watching them from the office as they go busily about their day.

Yesterday I was sat here and there was such a commotion coming from them, chattering and chirping, and mongoose running everywhere. I went outside for a better look and discovered that the babies that I had been waiting to arrive had arrived and they were busy moving them from the den under the pier to a safer spot – I think to the termite mound by the kitchen. They were moving them part way to the scrub by the road and then seemed very confused as to waht to do – they did not have 100% agreement on what was best and some were moving them back to where they had come from. This to-ing and fro-ing went on for 20 mins before they were all in agreement and moved them from the scrub to a safer bolt hole….. or so I though a minute later and one mongoose brought a little one back to the pier – four more adult mongoose followed (without babies) and persuaded the other that the new spot was the best place for everyone.

I had a great view from the decking of the office (it is built on stilts) and got some photos and could see the little ones, eyes still closed. They were less than 24 hours old as I saw the pregnant female the day before.

Spring has definitely sprung and there are baby tessebbe, monkeys, elephants, impala, bushbuck, steenbok – babies everywhere……Mongoose moving baby

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One Response to “Babies, Babies everywhere…..”

Annie, on 27 Nov 2008

Just adorable! Thanks for sharing

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