Mongoose Enrichment

Our mongooses recently celebrated a birthday with a tasty mealworm treat. Dwarf mongooses have adventurous appetites; they mainly feast on insects like scorpions, beetles, and spiders, but they've been known to eat rodents and small reptiles, too!
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[@elizabethhuntleyroberts3722]

I love these little guys!!

[@zacharybriddell98]

🎈 Happy birthday 🎂 Mongoose Pups 🐶!

[@javy.airlines]

Those Are Cute Little Guys😍😘😘😘🥰!!!

[@rusticitas]

Let us guess … if you don’t keep them occupied with enrichment activities they’ll get bored, pick the locks, rewire the place, get your purchase cards and order in a pallet of mealworms? 🙃
So cute.

[@ZombieQueen819]

How do you come up with these ideas 💡

[@BrookfieldZooChicago]

Our animal care staff spend lots of time observing animals and learning what they like to to do!

[@zacharybriddell98]

Do mongooses share similarities with meerkats?

[@BrookfieldZooChicago]

Yes. Meerkats are actually part of the mongoose family!