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Photo of the Day #270: Ring-Tailed Mongoose
Category: Mammals • Photography
Posted on: July 6, 2008 8:43 AM, by Brian Switek
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Wow! Now that's what I mean by an unusual species! Makes up for the lack of fossa-ness, doesn't it?
Spotted a typo by the way, "ring-railed" in the caption
Posted by: Mo Hassan | July 6, 2008 8:59 AM
Wow, first time I'm seeing this animal exhibited in captivity.
Wait, this is the first time I've actually seen a decent photo of a ring-tailed mongoose.
Posted by: Hai~Ren | July 6, 2008 9:11 AM
Nice shot. Never saw one of those before. Good photograph.
Posted by: David Lee | July 6, 2008 12:40 PM
Saw one of these wild in Andesibe. Elegant little things, and that tail is really really red.
Posted by: Lars | July 6, 2008 8:56 PM