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#DispatchesDNLee: Non-target capture Marsh Mongoose

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Every now and then I catch something else besides an African Pouched Rat. It's not what I was aiming to catch, but I am happy nonetheless. Catching predators always gives me great joy.

I'm pretty sure this is a Marsh Mongoose, Atilax paludinosus. It fits the description, looks like the pictures, lives in the distribution area and described habitat. In fact, this field site flanks a ravine. The day before my research assistant saw something big run past him and up a tree. He says it looked like this animal. (Oh, my!)

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I really enjoy my job!!

DNLee is a biologist and she studies animal behavior, mammalogy, and ecology . She uses social media, informal experiential science experiences, and draws from hip hop culture to share science with general audiences, particularly under-served groups.

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