The famous cartoon "The Lion King"
Presumably it is a childhood memory of many people
There are two supporting characters in The Lion King
I don't know if you remember
It's called Peng Peng and Ding Man
Later Disney also took them out
A separate "The Adventures of Peng Peng Dingman" was released.
On the left is Peng Peng
At a glance, you can tell that it is a wild boar
Then the ding man on the right
What kind of animal is it?
The answer is the slender-tailed badger
Suricata suricatta
It is an animal of the carnivorous order , the family Badger , and the genus Slender-tailed Badger
Also known as mongoose, fox
It is found in the south of Africa
The slender-tailed badger is a small day-walking animal
Come out during the day to be active and rest at night
They have a pair of dark circles under their eyes
This construction acts like sunglasses
Allow them to look up at the sky under the scorching sun
Defend against dangers that may fall from the sky
For example, the dive of a large bird of prey
Slender-tailed badgers eat meat mainly
These include a variety of arthropods, amphibians and reptiles
and other small mammals
For example, rodents, shrews and so on
Fruits and fungi are eaten occasionally
The slender-tailed badger is a social animal
Each ethnic group has twenty to thirty members
Occasionally, there will be large flocks of more than fifty
The Fine-tailed Badger Clan is hierarchical within the clan
The chief will kill cubs that are not his own offspring
to ensure that their offspring can grow smoothly
The chief of the Slender-tailed Badger will even be expelled
Female members who are bad for their offspring
But this is rare
Because of the protection of the cubs in the slender-tailed badger population
It's quite hard
Adult slender-tailed badgers to protect their cubs
Even if you didn't give birth to yourself
I will also do my best to protect it
In cases where it is not possible to flee with all the cubs
They will even stand in front of the cubs
Fight other predators
The slender-tailed badger is a burrowing animal
And the cave structure is accessible in all directions
Sometimes crossed with pen-tailed badgers and ground squirrel burrows
When it's too hot at night and during the day
They will rest in caves
Leave one or more slender-tailed badgers behind
Put up a sentry near the cave
This is also the most well-known behavior of the slender-tailed badger
The tail of the slender-tailed badger can be supported on the ground
It acts like a kangaroo's tail
Convenient for them to stand very straight and not fall
Sometimes the sentry would even stand and doze off
Slender-tailed badger pups observe and imitate
Movements and behaviors of adult slender-tailed badgers
This includes standing guard and grooming each other
and how to fight with poisonous snakes and poisonous insects
There are many natural enemies of the slender-tailed badger
The main ones are jackals and eagles
Drum belly sizzle viper, golden cobra, etc
Although the slender-tailed badger is immune to certain toxins
But they are also not fully immune to snake venom
And it is related to the dose of poison injected by the venomous snake
Therefore, the slender-tailed badger will kill and eat the snake
But one who is not careful will also be poisoned by a snake
Not completely afraid of snakes
Although many zoos around the world
All were introduced with slender-tailed badgers
But they are not suitable as pets
First of all they are gregarious
And the slender-tailed badger is a burrowing animal
Sharp claws are also aggressive
So just look at the cute picture
Don't try to keep it as a pet