Africa’s rarest carnivore was discovered on 5th Jan’07. Jackson’s Mongoose, previously only known in Kenya, has been photographed in Tanzania’s mountain forests.
Jackson’s Mongoose has round, broad ears, with yellow fur on the neck and throat, and a white bushy tail. It is a close relative of the bushy-tailed mongoose, and is poorly known; previous records for the Jackson’s Mongoose are limited to forests in Kenya over 900 kilometers (559 miles) to the north. There are 14 museum specimens in existence from Kenya, and next to nothing is known about its biology yet.
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