Tembe Cam 2020

[Klipspringer]

And a family from earlier this week

[Richprins]

Here is a bushveld slender version drinking:



So Kelly at the end of the day I think it is a slender mongoose, for the simple reason that its tail is slightly curled up!

One can look at a zillion pics here and that never seems to be the case:

https://www.google.com/search?q=herpest ... 66&bih=767

[Klipspringer]

There are only two species of mongoose in Tembe, the slender mongoose and banded mongoose.

The large grey mongoose is a species of riverine habitat, wetland, coastal areas understorey vegetation and does not occur in a sand forest, not even in the swamp area there.
And it looks very different.

[harrys]

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[Lisbeth]

"Such shiny eyes you have!"

[Flutterby]

Fully charged!

[KellyMac]

Thanks @ Richprins, for your efforts
The range extends into TE and they do have swamp areas there so I wondered. Also thought he looked quite robust in the pic but didn't see him live.

[harrys]

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[Klipspringer]

This bull is known by the name Zakhe, an almost daily visitor to the pan

And a favourite for the bull with the most tattered ears

[Mel]

for the info on the bull, Klippie!