tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post5167368281114855194..comments2023-10-19T16:41:02.946+02:00Comments on mainly mongoose: Big, banded and bolshiemainly mongoose (Lynda)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-85440300319128805172010-05-17T20:59:36.880+02:002010-05-17T20:59:36.880+02:00Thanks for the info about the alarm calls. Dunno w...Thanks for the info about the alarm calls. Dunno why I'm surprised there is a different call for aerial and ground predators, but I am! I wouldn't say I'm "converted" (wolves just happen to be what I've read about the most) but they sure are cute research subjects and I'm enjoying reading your posts to learn more about them. :-)DeLenehttp://sciencetrio.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-65490406318229117592010-05-17T13:54:46.516+02:002010-05-17T13:54:46.516+02:00DeLene,
They give special 'worry calls' th...DeLene,<br />They give special 'worry calls' that bring other group members running. When mobbing, these recruitment calls are usually combined with the appropriate predator alarm call.<br /><br />All the social mongooses (including meerkats)use a whole array of different 'functionally referential' alarms calls that indicate whether the predator is on the ground or in the air, and just how much of a danger it is to the group.<br />Are you converted from wolves yet??mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-38062185871824107232010-05-16T03:55:42.359+02:002010-05-16T03:55:42.359+02:00What a neat defense behavior! How do they communic...What a neat defense behavior! How do they communicate with each other so that they know to group together en masse into a "super mongoose"?DeLenehttp://sciencetrio.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-37705500805668838222010-05-13T12:30:17.751+02:002010-05-13T12:30:17.751+02:00Neil,
Thanks for the info. It makes me appreciate ...Neil,<br />Thanks for the info. It makes me appreciate my sweet-tempered little dwarfs even more.<br /><br />Joan,<br />I think you don't see such things in South Africa parks because any animal that behaves like that here is very quickly a dead animal.mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-81159430412625991942010-05-13T07:48:46.239+02:002010-05-13T07:48:46.239+02:00Thanks for the great info Lynda. Yes, I would thin...Thanks for the great info Lynda. Yes, I would think that the fisherman would get a lovely surprise!! :)<br /><br />Neil: I am surprised at your piece on the mobbing as I have never seen it myself. For example in St Lucia, there are a lot of them around the camping grounds as they scrounge for food but I have never seen or heard of one biting a human. I wonder if this habit was just that particular band of mongoose?SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-43633746989967973662010-05-12T23:23:26.517+02:002010-05-12T23:23:26.517+02:00Hi Snail/Lynda,
As a surviving eye-witness of a f...Hi Snail/Lynda, <br />As a surviving eye-witness of a few banded mongoose mobbing bouts I can tell you that the best strategy is always to defer to the mongooses. Having worked amongst them for a few years in Uganda, I've had the opportunity to watch from a respectful distance (post-retreat!) as others (usually tourists around the local lodge) briefly stand their ground. A swarming, 'churring', spitting mass of mongooses quickly forms, and multiple mongoose teeth soon send sandal-adorned feet back on safari! Banded mongooses almost always get their way, and it's usually advisable to get out of it! <br />Fantastic blog Lynda- I am getting 'home' sick! NJNeil Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274224161232723879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-62377598033748948702010-05-12T16:23:03.366+02:002010-05-12T16:23:03.366+02:00Jane,
Are you suggesting that mongooses indulge in...Jane,<br />Are you suggesting that mongooses indulge in hog-napping??<br />Maybe this is why they sleep under boats, to squeeze in those extra piglets.<br />My internet connection is too poor for video viewing, but was the warthog eating bugs? This would be telling evidence.mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-10749506273487369322010-05-12T16:17:08.175+02:002010-05-12T16:17:08.175+02:00Snail,
I'm afraid I don't know (oh, such s...Snail,<br />I'm afraid I don't know (oh, such shameful ignorance).<br />Mongoose teeth are formidable, so I expect they'd go the whole nine yards. My dwarf mongooses certainly don't hold back when a 'mobbee' fails to run, but that's like comparing the behaviour of a street gang with that of a Roman legion.<br />I'll see if I can track down a (surviving) eye-witness.mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-89278240343506208762010-05-12T16:04:11.436+02:002010-05-12T16:04:11.436+02:00Joan,
I'm delighted that you ask questions!
T...Joan,<br />I'm delighted that you ask questions!<br /><br />Territorial fights between mongooses only really occur between members of the same species. Dwarfs and Bandeds don't argue over burrows because they need such different-sized holes. Dwarfs almost always kip in the ventilation shafts of old termite mounds while Bandeds prefer hollows under rocks, debris or fallen timber. The ones in the video also sleep the night under fishing boats that are left upturned on the lake shore (a bit of a shock for any early-rising fisherman).<br /><br />I'm afraid I didn't see your link to the lion and foetus; where should I look?<br /><br />With regards to the photos, I've decided to write about that as a post, which I'll (hopefully!) publish soon.mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-76081238038858999332010-05-12T07:04:10.068+02:002010-05-12T07:04:10.068+02:00Maybe that warthog in the video was raised by mong...Maybe that warthog in the video was raised by mongooses. He is certainly well trained. What do you think?Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298006607674608942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-15758165679064825032010-05-11T16:58:10.363+02:002010-05-11T16:58:10.363+02:00I wonder what would happen if some intrepid would-...I wonder what would happen if some intrepid would-be intimidatee stood its ground? Would the mongooses turn tail or carry out the threat? (I am not volunteering!)Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-77968806598884267832010-05-11T06:17:09.387+02:002010-05-11T06:17:09.387+02:00This is a fascinating post Lynda. I had to smile a...This is a fascinating post Lynda. I had to smile at the visual of the baboon walking and whistling. LOL!!! It is amazing how fast they can scatter and disappear like that. :) <br /><br />Do you mind if I ask you questions? In hope that the answer is 'no', here it is: Are there territorial fights between the species, for example the Dwarf and the Banded over burrows? <br /><br />That is an extraordinary video and I too have learnt to expect behaviour which is not normal from most animals. Did you see the link I had to the photographs of the lion with the fetus?<br /><br />I notice also that you do not publish any of your own photographs? Do you not take any? I am sure you must have lots. :)<br /><br />Please feel free not to answer any questions I have. I won't be offended as I do respect privacy but this (me) is one curious old lady!! :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com