Researchers studying wild dwarf mongooses have provided insight into what happens when immigrants join a new group. The study in Current Biology on December 4 shows that, initially, recent immigrants rarely serve as lookout, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2017
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Mongoose mothers boost their pups' survival chances by evicting rival females from their social groups, new research shows.
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Nov 14, 2017
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Young mongooses may conceal their identity—even from their own parents—to survive.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2017
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Banded mongooses target close female relatives when violently ejecting members from their social groups, University of Exeter scientists have found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2017
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Gang warfare is not unique to humans - banded mongooses do it too.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2017
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Growing up in tough conditions can make wild animals live longer, new research suggests.
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Feb 13, 2017
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In their notorious battles with snakes, dwarf mongooses are more likely to help attack the enemy if they are closely bonded to the individual raising the alarm, reports new experimental research from scientists at the University ...
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Mammals can protect their unborn young from harmful chemicals in their blood even at the expense of their own survival odds, a study into mongooses conducted by researchers at the University of Exeter suggests.
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The banded mongoose, a small social mammal of the African savannah, is known to be one of the most cooperative and helpful of all animals.
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Researchers studying banded mongooses in Uganda have discovered that pups born to females that experienced elevated stress hormones during the later stages of pregnancy are much less likely to survive their first month.
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