Common Dwarf Mongoose | Species Fact Card

Weighing only around 275 grams, the common dwarf mongoose is Africa’s smallest carnivore, but their small size leaves them vulnerable to predation. To provide some form of protection for themselves, they may forage with hornbills who keep a lookout in return for the mongooses flushing out rodents and invertebrates.

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