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Indian grey mongoose
नेवला (newla)
A low, long-bodied grizzled-grey animal that crosses paths and garden walls in a hurry and disappears into a drain.
How to recognise it
Grizzled coat, short legs and a tapering tail almost as long as the body. Active by day, unlike most small carnivores.
Where to see it
Chandigarh
The state animal of Chandigarh. It is active by day, unlike most small carnivores, so a city park at mid-morning is a realistic place to see one.
Leisure Valley (often) · Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary (often) · Garden of Silence (in season)
Hyderabad
The mongoose-and-cobra fight of Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is real behaviour, though mongooses eat far more insects and eggs than snakes.
KBR National Park (often) · Khajaguda Hills (Fakhruddingutta) (in season)
Pune
The mongoose-and-cobra fight of Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is real behaviour, though mongooses eat far more insects and eggs than snakes.
Vetal Tekdi (often) · Empress Botanical Garden (often) · Saras Baug (in season)