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Photo of a mongoose

Kristian Thy / CC BY-SA

Mis forMongoose

Scientific name: family: herpestidae

Mongooses are a small animal that live in southern Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. They eat insects, crabs, worms, lizards, snakes, chickens, and rodents. They will also eat eggs and dead animals they find.

Mammals, African animals