Egyptian Mangoose, a Mysterious Visitor in Fayoum Turns Out to Be an Ancient Ally
When video of a sleek, quick-footed animal darting through the streets of Abshway, a town in Egypt’s Fayoum governorate, began circulating on social media on 18 July, panic followed close behind. Some residents assumed a dangerous predator was on the loose. Environmental and veterinary authorities in Fayoum soon identified the animal as Herpestes ichneumon, the…
