THE MUNGOOSE 
base to tip. From the root it gradually assumes 
a white colour, and for half its length it is 
pure white. This white tail is not constant in all 
individuals of this species. I have examined a few 
in Natal in which the tips of the hairs of the tails 
were black, giving the animal the appearance of 
having a blackish tail. The Large Grey Mungoose 
is often confused by the public with this species, 
but a glance at the tail is sufficient to distinguish 
it, as in the former the tail is bushy at the root, 
but tapers rapidly towards the tip, which has a 
tuft of black hairs. 
Wau.serc’s MuNGOOSE 
(Helogale parvula) 
This little mungoose differs so greatly in the 
shape of its skull, and the number and form of its 
teeth, that it is placed in a different genus (Helogale) 
to the foregoing species or kinds, which are all 
grouped under the genus Mungos. Wahlberg’s 
Mungoose is found in bushy localities in Natal, 
but is rather uncommon. There are two species, 
the other being known as Helogale brunnula. 
THe SMOOTH-NOSED MUNGOOSE, ALSO KNOWN 
as MELLER’s Muncoose 
(Rhynchogale mellert) 
This mungoose differs from the typical kinds in 
a few anatomical characters, such as having no 
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