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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Banded Brothers: Mongoose group stars of new BBC show

Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
Banded mongooses in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth national park. Two 'banded brothers' at home in a den made from an old termite mound
Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC
Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
A young banded mongoose pup from the group hitches a ride with an adult
Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC
Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
Banded mongooses on the lookout. The 'banded brothers' family of mongooses own the best territory, but other mongoose mobs want a piece of the action
Photograph: Colin Jackson/BBC
Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
Banded mongoose society is egalitarian, with no dominant pair
Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC
Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
Two young pups. All members of a banded mongoose group are related. Any one group can contain up to nine generations
Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC
Mongoose gallery: The Mongoose Mob
Banded mongooses stand on their hind legs on the look out for danger, but the group doesn't post sentries like meerkats
Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC
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