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== Historia natural ==
In contrast to the [[arboreal]], [[nocturnality|nocturnal]] viverrids, mongooses are more commonly terrestrial and many are active during the day.
A diferenza dos vivérridos arbóreos nocturnos, as mangostas son normalmente terrestres e moitas son activas durante o día.
[[File:Herpestes edwardsii. 2.jpg| thumb |[[Indian gray mongoose]], ''Herpestes edwardsii'']] ▼
The [[Egyptian mongoose]] (''Herpestes ichneumon'') is sometimes held as an example of a solitary mongoose, though it has been observed to work in groups.<ref>
▲[[ FileFicheiro:Herpestes edwardsii. 2.jpg| thumbminiatura | [[Indian gray mongoose]], ''Herpestes edwardsii'']]
A [[mangosta exipcia]] (''Herpestes ichneumon'') ponse ás veces como exemplo de mangosta solitaria, aínda que se observou que traballa tamén en grupos.<ref>
{{cite web | url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Herpestes_ichneumon.html | title=Animal Diversity Web: ''Herpestes ichneumon'' | accessdate=2006-04-12}}</ref>
=== Dieta ===
[[FileFicheiro:Brown Mongoose.jpg| thumbminiatura | leftesquerda |[[Indian brown mongoose]], ''Herpestes fuscus'']]
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=== Reprodución ===
[[Ficheiro:Mongoose.jpg|miniatura|''[[Mungos mungo]]'']]
[[Ficheiro:Suricata.suricatta.6860.jpg|miniatura|''[[Suricata suricatta]]'']]
Mongooses are a common spectacle at roadside shows in [[Pakistan]]. [[Snake charming|Snake charmers]] keep mongooses for mock fights with snakes. On [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] (where mongooses were misguidedly brought in to control the local habu snake), mongoose fights with these highly venomous snakes (''[[Ovophis okinavensis]]'' and ''[[Trimeresurus flavoviridis]]'') in a closed perimeter were presented as spectator events at such parks as Okinawa World; however, due to pressure from [[animal rights]] activists, the spectacle is less common today.<ref>Charles, Bill. "Okinawa World Presents Midsummer Thrills." Japan Update. 24 August 2012. http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/index.php?id=12558.</ref>
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