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Jun 16 2017

Story of the Mongoose

You ever find yourself out exploring the island and notice a small weasel-like animal scurrying about through some bushes or behind a tree? It’s not a weasel. That, right there, is a mongoose. It comes from the cat family of feliforma, the same family the leopard and hyena come from. Mongooses are natives to Africa,… [read more]

Written by Joe Flanagan · Categorized: History · Tagged: feliforma, hawaii, islands, mongoose, rats, sugar cane plantations

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