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Herpestes edwardsii
This mongoose was playing with its sibling when my dog spotted it. It ran away leaving the other behind trapped in a plastic pipe. But to my astonishment it risked its own life and came back to rescue the other. I moved my dog and then helped the trapped one to get out. Both of them then ran really fast without looking back.
Western Himalayas.
Spotted on Mar 13, 2013
Submitted on Mar 13, 2013
18 Comments
Thanks, Mayra and dotun55.
Cute!
Lovely!
Thank you, Karen.
Wonderful series Harsha!
Thank you, Lauren and Leuba. They are really cute, especially when they stand on two feet. I could watch their activities all the day.
These are one of the sweetest looking creatures - lovely shots !
This looks so much like a cute stuffed toy!
Thanks a lot, J, Leanne and Antonio.
Great cache Harsha,beautiful situation,congrats and thanks for sharing
Beautiful!
What a mesmerizing gaze! Perfect series of an awesome creature!
Thanks, everyone. mauna, it looks like they show altruistic behavior within the family only.
After reading your description, Harsha, this sure sounds like an act of animal altruism. Haha!
Wonderful story and photos!
Nice pics!
Wow!
Thanks, EnvUnlimited.