Question : Lately on my weekly walks at Magic Island, I’ve noticed many mongooses feeding on cat food left by well-meaning people. The rock jetty along the perimeter of Magic Island houses both ...

For the passing on of traditions, it appears that an especially big brain isn't required. Even mongooses in the wild carry out traditions that are passed down from one generation to the next, ...

May 24 (UPI) --Young mongooses don't mimic the idiosyncrasies of their parents. Instead, they adopt the lifelong behavioral habits of their mentors, or role models. As has been previously documented, ...

Big-brained mammals such as humans and chimpanzees aren’t the only creatures that pass on traditions to their young. Even the tiny banded mongoose can pass down learned habits to younger generations, ...

It's no surprise that people behave differently depending upon what they've learned from other people, from the language they speak to the foods they like to eat. But now researchers reporting in the ...

A mongoose is a small, dynamic mammal with a long body and short legs. Mongooses are famous for standing their ground against venomous snakes, both in literature and in real life, but they're also ...

Mongooses are long, furry creatures with a pointed face and a bushy tail. Despite popular belief, mongooses are not rodents. They are members of the Herpestidae family, which also includes civets and ...

Mongooses possess remarkable agility, quick reflexes, and a unique resistance to snake venom, attributed to a genetic mutation. These traits, combined with strategic attacks targeting the head or neck ...

The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups makes it impossible to know whose offspring belongs to which mongoose ...

The term ‘symbiosis’ means living together, and symbiotic relationships are close or intimate relationships between members of two different species. The animals involved have evolved together, and ...

For the passing on of traditions, it appears that an especially big brain isn't required. A new report published online on June 3rd in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that even ...