close up detail of the sleeping banded mongooses in zoo.

adorable africa animal animals background banded body brown carnivore close coat colloquial common cute detail ears elongated endangered eye feet focus four fur grey group head herpestidae horizontal-shaped invasive legs long mammal mongoose mongooses mungotinae natural nature nose pattern playful pointy portrait predator pupils receptors ring ringed selective short sleeping small snout species striped stripes tails tan thin wild wildlife zoo