Mongooses live mainly in Africa, but they also live in southern Asia and southern Europe. Some species, mainly the Javan mongoose but also the Indian gray mongoose, were introduced to numerous islands, including Mafia Island and Mauritius (off the coast of East Africa), Fiji and Hawaii, and islands of Croatia. More specifically, mongooses tend to be terrestrial and live in burrows.
Where do mongooses live?
How do mongooses communicate?
Some species of mongoose are highly social. Within a group, individuals have been observed communicating with one another through discrete units of vocal sounds. Banded mongooses in particular have also been found to secrete scents from their anal and cheek glands in order to communicate their reproductive status or to mark territory.
