MARSH MONGOOSE (HERPESTES GALERA). 149 



MARSH MONGOOSE (Herpestes galera). 



Native Names. 

 Chinyanja .... Kakaka. Chitonga .... Kali (?). 



Chiyao Likakaka. Chichewa .... Tawnfa. 



Zulu (Ngoni) . . Chikanda Matika. Chiwemba . . . Poto. 



Chikunda .... Kakaka. 



Food. 

 Crabs and fish. 



Spoor. 

 Very pointed claws. Dung black like otters, but smaller. Contains fish bones 

 and crabs' claws, so does not resemble that of the next animal, though the spoor is 

 almost identical. 



Habits. 

 Lives by water, but not in it like the otter. 



Notes. 



