The mongoose

The mongoose is a mammal and not a goose, as its name may suggest. It has beautiful button-like eyes. The eyes are always bright. The mongoose looks like a squirrel with a long body.

Mongooses love staying close to water. They often make their homes on the banks of streams and rivers. Some kinds of mongoose prefer the mangrove swamps. Their homes are made among the roots of the mangrove trees. They do not seem to like the thick cool forests.

A look at the mongoose will reveal that it has a short nose and two small ears. Each foot have five toes. The legs art short. The mongoose has thick fur covering its body.

A mongoose has long claws on its feet. These claws are straight and long. The claws look more like knives. They are usually used in fighting and climbing up trees or posts quickly.

The mongoose can be described as an animal that can move quickly. It is well-known as the animal that can defeat a cobra. Anyone who has watched a mongoose kill a cobra will know that the mongoose can certainly move faster than the cobra thus giving the snake no chance to win at all.