It felt good to be back in the routine of processing more than one or two mongoose - today we caught eight animals. Four of those animals were recaptures - one from two days ago and three from previous expeditions. Two recaptured males were first captured and marked on 22 July 2012 and a female had a dead microchip that I replaced. I have no idea when she was first captured, but she is at least 4-5 years of age (according to the wear on her teeth). In the image below you can see that her canines are worn down to the roots. Exposed roots would make my mouth ache and make me very cranky.
