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long-nosed mongoose
Herpestes naso
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The long-nosed mongoose is a medium-sized predatory mammal with a noticeably elongated muzzle. It lives in the tropical forests of Central Africa and actively forages for food on the ground.
The long-nosed mongoose differs from other mongooses with its longer and thinner muzzle. It plays an important role in the forest ecosystem by controlling the population of insects and small vertebrates.
active foraging on the ground using a long snout and keen sense of smell
trophic:omnivore
feeding_sense:olfaction
feeding_timing:diurnal
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homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Tail size
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
breeding
Heavy rains in summer
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Claws color
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
Inhabits dense tree-covered areas with closed canopy.
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult
Maturity
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Melon
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Snout color
Repro interval
results
Eyes count
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
Tail count
diurnal
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
in a burrow
Height
nest on the ground
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
small mammals
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Claws count
cm
Old-timers
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Claws size
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
fruits
Tail color
olfaction
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
lizards
active foraging on the ground using a long snout and keen sense of smell
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
from 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms, 0.6 – 1.2 meters
Low precipitation in winter
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
omnivore
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
age
birth date
small mammals — mice, shrews, bats
swimming
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
burrow
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Plants
Gestation
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
aquatic
small mammals
land
vision
{name} birthday
Always hot
No results found
Hot with heavy summer rains
live birds
On the map
Female ♀
all life stages
world of Afrotropics
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
Snout size
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
caring mother
What do they eat?
forests
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
early young
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
world of Afrotropics
snout
Duration
Snout count
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
live lizards
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
lizards
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Primarily detects and locates food using eyesight.
embryo
Length
kg
Observations
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