Adorable Mongooses
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (95920)
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 18, 2025 4:59pm CST
I think one of the cutest of wild animals is the mongoose. It has a funny name and a cute face. There are three dozen species of this animal located in Aftica and also southern Asia and southern Europe.
There is the Egyptian mongoose in Africa and southern Europe and the Indian gray mongoose, which became famous through writer Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Books as Rikki-tikki-tavi. Another cute-looking animal, the meerkat is a member of the mongoose family.
Mongooses are animals with short legs, pointed noses, small ears, and long furry tails. Their fur is gray to brown and can include various shades. They live in burrows, and their diet includes birds, rodents, reptiles, frogs, insects, and worms. They also enjoy nuts, seeds, and fruit.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Nov
That is simple to answer I checked it out online
Mongooses are wild animals with instincts that can lead to aggressive behavior, making them difficult to handle as pets.
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@shaggin (74943)
• United States
20 Nov
@RasmaSandra I’ve never owned one either. They would be fun I think though.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@shaggin I have always wanted to have a ferret but since I am not sure how to take care of such animals I would not get any,
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@AmbiePam that is the way with wild animals they have their own instincts
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) I love meerkats too.@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@JudyEv you make a good point between "goose" and "geese." I am not sure.
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@Deepizzaguy (119718)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Nov
The mongoose in this post looks cute.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@Deepizzasguy cute they might be but you have to know how to care for them and what to look out for,
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@Deepizzaguy (119718)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Nov
@RasmaSandra You are right about taking care of the animal.
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@2ndchances24 (11970)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
18 Nov
Mongooses are some awesome looking animals I would love to have
1 as a pet BUT it can be very destructive as well as a house pet.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@2ndchnaces24 it is the destructive part that scares me,
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@2ndchances24 (11970)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
19 Nov
@RasmaSandra that's with any animal dogs cats, they all are destructive.
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@GardenGerty (168343)
• United States
19 Nov
I should have known the meerkat was related. They are very cute.
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@celticeagle (187219)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Nov
They are handsome animals. Don't they eat snakes? Meerkats are funny to watch.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Nov
@celticeagle too bad they are not good pets I would love to see a face like that every day,
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@celticeagle (187219)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Nov
@RasmaSandra .......They are awful cute.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Nov
@LeaPea2417 wish they could be tamed
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@LadyDuck (497127)
• Italy
20 Nov
@RasmaSandra - They chew everything they can find. When we brought the car to repair the cables, they found the skeleton of a bird hidden under the hood.
@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@LadyDuck glad you said that; now I no longer would want one. It would probably get me offline quicker than anything else.
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@Traceyjayne (9452)
• United Kingdom
19 Nov
I don’t think I have ever seen a mongoose before …..they re lovely aren’t they !
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@Traceyjayne They look friendly, but supposedly being wild animals can get aggressive.
@Traceyjayne (9452)
• United Kingdom
19 Nov
@RasmaSandra yes, I guess that’s true
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@LindaOHio (217838)
• United States
19 Nov
I love the mongoose, meerkat and ferret.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@LindaOHio at one time I imagined getting a ferret but then realized I do not know enough about them and their care,
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@LindaOHio (217838)
• United States
20 Nov
@RasmaSandra They are mischievous and get into everything.
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@Kandae11 wild animals know how to watch out for themselves very well,
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@RasmaSandra (95920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov
@jstory07 that is what I always say they might be cute but if you don't know how to take care of them then better not to try,
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