what are the scientific facts about the mongoose
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Etymology. The English word "mongoose" used to be spelled "mungoose" in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name is derived from names used in India for Herpestes species: muṅgūs or maṅgūs in classical Hindi; muṅgūsa in Marathi; mungi in Telugu; mungi , mungisi and munguli in Kannada.
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Explanation:
Common Name: Mongooses.
Scientific Name: Herpestidae.
Diet: Carnivore.
Average life span in Captivity: 20 years.
Size: Head and body: 7 to 25 inches; tail: 6 to 21 inches.
Weight: Up to 11 pounds.
Size relative to a 6-ft man:
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