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Considered a holy animal, Egyptian mongooses were housed in temples. When the mongoose died, their bodies were often mummified.

Known for their lightning quick reflexes, they were used as gladiators in arenas against snakes. Skillfully dodging the snake till it was exhausted, the mongoose would seize the snakes head with its jaws and crush its skull.", "A tight-knit group.

The Liberian mongoose stays in groups ranging from 3-15, though groups of 5 are the most common. Some natives say that it is a good climber and is frequently found in tree holes.

The Liberian mongoose is heavily hunted for food by people living in the area. It is easy to capture when digging for worms.", "My Pet Mongoose.

Certain species of mongooses have the ability to be trained as house pets.

In addition to their quick and cunning natures, mongooses are very smart animals. It is quite possible to teach a mongoose in captivity to do simple tricks and follow basic commands.", "Rat Trap.

In many areas of the world, mongooses are kept as pets because the mongooses will hunt and remove any vermin that the home may have.

Unfortunately, due to their destructive nature, until they are domesticated you can expect that these creatures will cause some serious damage.", "No mongooses, please!

It is illegal to import a mongoose to the United States.

Although it can help control rodent and pest problems, the mongoose has a highly destructive nature.

In the West Indies, mongooses were introduced to control a rat problem. They eventually curbed the rat problem but in the process also destroyed much of the area's fauna, as well.

Since then the United States and Australia have made it illegal to import these destructive creatures.", "The everything diet.

Mongooses are omnivorous.

In fact, mongooses will eat just about anything. They will enter the water to get some of their favorite foods but also hunt many forms of prey on dry land. Some of their favorite foods include rodents, frogs, mollusks, lizards, snakes, and insects. They will also eat birds and other small animals.

Mongooses are very outgoing and are known to be primarily active during the day. At night, they hide in hand-dug burrows.", "Snake hunter.

The Indian mongoose can kill a cobra. The Indian Mongoose is incredibly quick and agile, which helps it to take on venomous snakes.

There are over 30 different types of mongooses. The average length is between one and four feet long and they are known for their somewhat cat-like appearance.", "Island dwellers.

The Ring-tailed mongoose is the only mongoose found on the island of Madagascar.

This species of mongoose is rust-colored and has short legs. The Ring-tailed mongoose gets its name from the black and red rings along their tail.

The tail is normally 13 inches long, while the body is usually about 15. Unlike some of the other mongoose species the ring-tailed mongoose has non-retractable claws."];