Chimp & See Talk

clear clip of unknown animal

  • Snorticus by Snorticus

    Can any of you scientists tell us what this animal is?

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  • ksigler by ksigler moderator

    Similar animal here, and guesses were mongoose: ACP00020m7

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  • drobinso by drobinso

    Doesn't look like the same type of animal. Body is longer in ACP00020m7

    Could this be a juvenile squirrel? Their tails are thin when they are babies.

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  • NuriaM by NuriaM scientist, moderator

    My guess is Slender Mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea). It really moves like a squirrel, but its tail is too long. The slender mongoose is the smallest mongoose is this area, and they have long body, short legs and are partly arboreal...they are ubiquitous too.

    @ksigler , yours ACP00020m7 looks very much like this one too, but I agree with @drobinso , it looks a bit bigger and moves differently (looks like a juvenile Marsh mongoose to me).

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