Scientific name:
Mungo

Natural spread:
Africa

the Zebramangusten and the Kusimansen is severed from the real Mungos of the type Herpestes as type Mungos together. The Zebramanguste possesses a fur dun light with dark cross-bandages on necks and backs. With virtually 50 cm of length and it is an approximately half so long tail a moderate-sized Schleichkatze.

Way of life The usually sociable and day-active Zebramanguste is little location-loyal and wanders around like like many other Sneak cats and Mangusten in its spread-area around. they preferentially on this occasion east and west-Africa's dry-area south from the Sahara. During the time of the Jungenaufzucht, that is over possible the whole year, itself however in the summer-months piles up, as at a place also during the short stays, the animals visit old rabbit or termite-constructions, or they themselves also dig caves for itself. They live in these usually however only few days and then move on.

Nutrition At the hunt, Zebramangusten are extremely sociable. they often wander through an area in wide front and look for it after worms, snails, insects, bird-eggs and small vertebrates from. With slimy or caustic glandular-secretion of protected loot-animals, the Zebramangusten roll on the ground with the paws back and forth until they lost its protection-coat. Hard-shell loot is seized with the front-paws and is hurled through under the body against a hard object or on the ground to the back. Despite lacking Territorialität, the animals show a distinctive marking-behavior, in that squats it over loot and feed-remains slides. While pursue and roam hold the individuals theirs through continuous, hochfrequente trill-lutes vocal contact.

Endangering Zebramangusten are not directly threatened.