Mongoose: The Story Of An Unlikely Predator | Our World

The alien can kill a man in minutes, but this confident pack mobbit the snake is not sure where to strike the enemy is confusing its collective parts exchanging but strangely coordinated coming together as one is the ringed

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's greatest strength in the african desert these warriors are a force to be reckoned with only by working as a close-knit team can the

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company be grouped with confidence across the plains of east africa foreign country the musiara swamp in kenya's masai mara the herd of Musiara lives on an island of trees at the edge of the swamp.

The group is led by a dominant female who has a close relationship with the Top Male; She is usually one of the first to emerge each morning and will decide when The Pact will depart and where they will go in the early morning cold. They use each other's. bodies to keep warm just when the dominant female is preparing to move away she sees the danger and raises the alarm she laughs the martial eagle is the largest bird of prey in Africa it is the mongoose's number one enemy unfortunately the musiara herd a couple has Recently chosen to build a nest in their Tree Island two-year-old chick is now alone, although it still begs to be fed with so many watchful eyes that it is difficult to take the flock by surprise.

It's one of the many advantages of living in a gang. The dominant female decides it's time. to make a move despite the sinister presence nearby, the group is clearly agitated whenever the Mongoose user is excited, they send Mark, the scent communicates with Moon sending a clear message to all individuals, this ensures solidarity and gives the team confidence to face danger together, the young Águila is still there. By honing his hunting skills, he could have caught a lone mongoose, but he stood no chance against a herd of United. Thank you, elephants, although huge, do not pose a threat.

In fact, mongooses benefit from having these goliaths around. Their paths cross often, as they both travel regularly. the swamp, the wetland, provides everyone with a year-round source of food and water. Surprisingly, when it comes to finding food, cooperation is abandoned and each mongoose is left to fend for itself. Snails have hard shells that mongooses cannot break with their jaws, but they have found another way to dislodge the edible tenant. Users of inventive tools. Mongooses will even take their prize to specific sites of destruction. Thanks to foreign calls, they bring team spirit to the fore. flat once again the swamp is a favorite hunting ground for the nesting eagle an adult marshal stands almost a meter tall and is capable of killing a foreign monkey it will remain dry but the swamp will soon be flooded it is time for the herd of musiara runs towards it strange to hypothermia to avoid getting caught in a downpour, but the lions of the swamp musihara don't He doesn't seem to care that the lion comes from this Pride hunts and kills mongooses regularly for fun, foreign version of cat and mouse, trusting Safe inside their wooden fortress, the mongooses can't resist scolding their tormentors.

The Cubs soon get bored and search for something worth eating. When the gang leader gives the go-ahead, their pack emerges. lions were an inconvenience the mongooses have wasted valuable time and are late to go out to feed the foreigners they are hungry but not all of them go to look for food for the pride they have babies who cannot be left alone each member of the pride takes turns to look after the children even the males do their fair share mothers generally go out with the group need food every few hours will return to nurse their young presence of elephants in the swamp ensures a good food supply elephants deposit huge amounts of dung all mongooses are very enthusiastic about elephant dung although the dung itself is not the big attraction dung beetles are a favorite prey at certain times of the year they make up three quarters of the mongoose's diet this makes the elephants are important Foreign neighbors The river marks an outer limit to the five square kilometer range of the Musiara herd United they are a formidable force and will fight any stranger who has trespassed their boundaries in which a neighboring group has been sleeping this mound of termites the smell of intruders is strong in a combined effort each member of the pack contributes to replace the foreign smell with their own the ever-present proximity of rival packs is a serious threat an alien gang on a raid can kidnap females and kill babies By depositing a fresh scent, the pack communicates a clear message to neighboring troops to stay away.

The babysitters don't realize that the outsiders have crossed their boundaries. All is calm at the daycare registry, but luck is about to change, oblivious to the imminent threat at the daycare registry. the group searching for food has found something furry these caterpillars are protected by irritating bristles but the mongooses are intelligent and dexterous they quickly rub and their food an urgent call draws everyone's attention someone has found potential prey the snakes can bite and protect themselves from a single enemy but This is a many-headed beast with lightning reactions. Not all reptiles are so easily mastered. This meter-long monitor lizard has been hanging around the log of the nursery for several days.

Normally, the herd moves regularly between roosting sites, but will remain in a secure den for weeks. they have small babies the longer they stay, the stronger the smell the monitor is attracted to the pungent smell with only a few babysitters on guard young lives are in danger foreigner testing the air with its tongue the lizard aims at its foreign target the babysitter Frantic calls have been heard. Foreign hunger prompts the young Marshal to contemplate. The impossible. The stranger is still attentive, but family ties are no longer what they were. The chick is baffled because the monitor recognizes it as food.

The young Eagle does not know how to eat. Tackling it The adult Marshal has a new chick in the nest and must take advantage of every opportunity He has no qualms about snatching the lizard from its own obstacle Foreign vantage point and Shady Grove The tree island is attracting too much action The nursery log seems to be in the way of everyone and the dominant female decides it is time to change the view of the baby is outdoors triggers a scent frenzy that marks the leader of the pack begins the Moon the small babies are extremely vulnerable the group joins together in a frantic effort to lead them to safety the dominant female leads the way she knows exactly where she goes the tree root burrow is the pack's favorite nursery its deep chambers offer protection and security olive baboons live in troops for many of the same reasons that Mongooses live in herds.

Individually, monkeys are vulnerable but as a group they have the power to intimidate a lion. The lives of the two groups often converge. The swamp is an oasis that acts as a magnet for many species. Baboons sleep high in the trees and the mongoose below often wakes up in their company. Ringed mongooses are incurably curious, they cannot resist investigating everything around them, even other animals, lactating females, will nurse any hungry baby, not just their own, the more young ones that survive, the greater the advantage to the group. Monkeys are an added benefit, the more eyes, ears and noses they have. tuned to detect danger, better a false alarm. a rambunctious baby elephant is nothing to worry about. foreigner, but elephants can be unpredictable.

What did the mongooses do to provoke such a reaction from the elephant? The babies are now five weeks old and old enough to join the team. in the swamp this is a very dangerous time only half of most letters reach three months Taking shelter under an adult is a way to protect against attacks when the pack travels with young the team is very diligent nervous and defensive they provoke an unexpected response from the foreign monkey the swamp provides shelter but since it is also a good hunting ground it attracts a crowd the foreign curiosity worries the adult the herons are here for frogs that will eat strange small mammals the crowned cranes sense danger the foreigner is capable of swallow an anti and eat mongooses regularly, it's time to flee, but instead of saving their own skin, some hesitate.

Babies struggle to keep up and need encouragement. Thank you. It has been a long and tense morning. The young people are tired and the safest place to rest is back. city ​​on its island of trees thanks the eagle has been seen carrying the babies undercover is a priority in the chaos the eagle sees a possibility foreign death should be a foregone conclusion but the ringed mongooses risked their lives for each other the victim is injured but live while some rush to defend it, the rest face the foreign eagle, the drama is over and the herds still intact, it is time to regroup, as always, a great emotion is followed by an orgy of smells that mark each other by anointing each other with their distinctive group smell, which reaffirms the bond between them.

From the island of trees across the Masai Mara on the Tanzanian border, a large gathering is moving overseas as weather patterns change, mongooses vary their daily walks, musiara herds spend more time visiting the banks of the Mara River, they are now 12 weeks old, the babies travel with them. the flock learns what to eat in different places and seasons the young form firm bonds with particular adults who unusually share food with their apprentices among adults it remains every man for himself foreign frogs burrow to escape the heat but not deep enough to escape The game of the herd fighting is a sign that the females are coming east.

In good years, the pack may have four litters, but for now food is more interesting than sex. The venom of this scorpion can kill a jackal. Cold food attracts everyone who runs. The caller does not want to share his food. he's just too excited to stay quiet first. The Scorpion must be disarmed. Mongooses are believed to be immune to the worst of the Venom, as a sting would be painful but not fatal. The Mara River provides many riches, but it is also the realm of a dangerous foreign Beast. foreigner this female crocodile is preoccupied caring for her one-day-old hatchlings her recent jobs have opened up opportunities on the riverbank infertile crocodile eggs are refined Foreigner is worth fighting for the shell of a crocodile egg is surprisingly thick but The mongooses know how to solve this problem.

The sand is soft so they have to use their ingenuity abroad. The mongooses are slow to sense the approaching invasion when the ground begins to vibrate from the thunder of a thousand moons. The dominant female calls for a retreat. immediate thanks now it's time for the annual crocodile foreign feast hundreds of thousands of wildebeest migrate to the mara every year herds wander back and forth across their range where there is grass they stop to graze where there is water they they will look good the swamp is the central attraction the former home of the mongoose Now it's a little overcrowded once again, it's time to get moving.

The Packer heads to the other side of the swamp, where they have a termite mound near the edge of their territory. The group leader's bulging belly reveals that she is very pregnant. she has chosen a mound with deep underground chambers in which to give birth I cannot relax some members are missing in the confusion of so many wildebeest legs this group separated they must find their new home before Darkness Falls both groups called each other to locate each other all safe in the fold all can settle in for the night when the grass is gone the herds will trudge forward the crowd meanders as they leave a once crowded landscape eerily silent half a million voices are replaced by the calls of residents courting the male.

The ostrich's bright red neck shows that it is in full reproductive condition. The mongooses have new neighbors. The herd is slow to get going. They have good reason to entertain themselves this morning. The dominant female has two small offspring, as females often give birth together. More offspring could be expected. On any given day, several female ostriches mate with one male and each lays up to eight eggs in the same nest. Their chicks, like young mongooses, will benefit from security in numbers, unlike mongooses, only one female, usually an older, experienced bird takes on the role of mother as soon as those of lower status have finished breeding. put, they will be expelled, the pack is reluctant to leave, they are divided by their desire to stay with the dominant female and their hungerincreasing, hunger eventually overcomes them.

The new mother feels confident that she has not been left totally alone. She has a group of warriors who protect her from it. Preoccupied with courting the ostriches, she did not realize that the mongooses had stumbled upon a hidden treasure. Each ostrich egg contains the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. Difficult part is getting into one before the owners return method tested abroad is not working time is running out time is up the female is furious she doesn't need to worry so much not a single egg breaks once the mongooses have been thwarted from their high vantage point, the guards can spot the various Cummins and something is wrong this is not the home team our Warriors are worried the neighboring gang is far from friendly they are on the warpath greatly outnumbered the The babysitter's only chance is to defend all the entrance halls if the Raiders enter they will kill the babies a grumpy face blocks every tongue but the aliens can wait for the guards to make a false move foreigner or maybe the resident pack has just started has returned the foreigners retreat before there is serious bloodshed Victorious, the local gang has held firm but they are anxious to make sure everything is okay the mound area reeks of strange odors the babysitters are very shaken and not They are sure if the newcomers are friends or enemies of the dominant.

The woman recognizes the calls of her own gang and for the first time in more than an hour she has the confidence to leave her Citadel. The pack is assured that their leader is safe and that the Next Generation has made these brave ones too strange. The warriors are rivals for all creatures, great and small, together they are a force to be reckoned with in the wilderness. African.