ˆewR (Mongoose) Carnivora eGMÆi Herpestidae
ˆMvGòi ˆQvU, gvsmvkx, Õ©jPi Õ¦bÅcvqx cÉvYx| AvwdÌKv, `wÞY ‰wkqv, `ƒicÉvPÅ
I gaÅcÉvGPÅ ‰es ‰KwU cÉRvwZ `wÞY ˆÕ·b Aewa weÕZ‡Z| ˆewR gi‚f„wg, Z‡Yf„wg
I ebmn bvbv cwiGeGk emevGm AfÅÕ¦| PUcGU I ˆKŒkjx ‰B Õ¦bÅcvqxG`i kixi
I gyL jÁ¼v, cv LvGUv, Kvb ˆQvU I ˆMvjvKvi Avi ˆSvcvGjv jÁ¼v ˆjR| ˆjvg
Agm†Y I KzuPKvGbv| ˆjRmn ˆ`n‹`NÆÅ 50-100 ˆmwg, ˆjR kixGii mgvb jÁ¼v|
M®¬GMvKzGji gGZv ‰G`i M®¬MÉw¯© ˆbB, cvqy AçGj ‰KwU eo M®¬^Gj AvGQ| wbR
‰jvKv kbvwî×GZ ‰iv M®¬ eÅenvi KGi| AwaKvsk cÉRvwZB wbtmã| ‰iv ˆgvGUB
mcÆwelmwnúz bq| PUcGU, ˆKŒkjx I kixGii wbweo ˆjvGgi RbÅB mcÆ`skb ‰ovGZ
cvGi| eo ˆewR (Herpestes edwardsi) ˆMvLivmn bvbv RvGZi mvc wkKvGi `Þ| ‰iv mvcGK ˆQvej
gviGZ cÉGivwPZ KGi ‰es ˆKŒkGj `skb ‰ovGZ ^vGK| AZtci mvc KÑv¯¦ nGq coGj
ˆewR mvGci gv^v KvgGo aGi I ˆfGO ˆdGj| ˆQvej ‰ovGbv wkLGZ wMGq A͸eqmx
ˆewRiv AGbK mgq mcÆ`skGb gviv hvq| mvGci wel ˆcGU ˆMGjI ˆewRi ˆKvb ÞwZ
nq bv| KviY ‰iv mvGci gv^vmn welMÉw¯© ˆLGZ cvGi| eo ˆewR mnGRB ˆcvl
gvGb ‰es Bu`yi gvivi RbÅ ˆjvGK ˆcvGl| Bu`yi `gGbi RbÅ IGqÕ¡ Bw´£GR ˆewR
Avg`vwb Kiv nGj ‰iv Bu`yimn AbÅvbÅ ˆQvU AvKvGii Õ©vbxq Õ©jPi cÉvYxG`i
cÉvq wbtGkl KGi ˆdGj| ‰RbÅ gvwKÆb hyî×ivGÓ¡Ë, ‰gbwK wPwoqvLvbvi RbÅI
ˆewR Avg`vwb wbwl«¬| cÉvPxb wgkixqiv Õ©vbxq aƒmi ˆewR (Herpestes ichneumon)
cylZ ‰es ‰G`i cweò cÉvYx fveZ| AvwdÌKvi RjvkGq ˆewR (Atilax paludinosus)
Rjvf„wgi wKbvGi ^vGK ‰es cvwbGZ SuvwcGq cGo wkKvi aGi| evsjvG`Gk 3 cÉRvwZi
ˆewR AvGQ, Z¯ÃGaÅ 2wU wec`MÉÕ¦ I 1wU wec`gyî×| wbGP evsjvG`Gki ˆewRi
weeiY ˆ`Iqv nGjv|
ˆewR |
eo
ˆewR (Common
Mongoose, Herpestes edwardsi) njy`vf-aƒmi, ˆjvGg cici nvjKv I Mvp KvGjv Pò×vKvi `vM, ˆjGRi AvMv
mv`v ev njy`-jvj| kxZKvGj ˆjvGgi is Mvp nq| gv^vmn Š`NÆÅ cÉvq 45 ˆmwg,
ˆjR mgvb jÁ¼v, IRb 1.4 ˆKwR| cv^Gii ev ˆSvGci wbGP, DBGqi wXweGZ ev
wbGRi ˆLuvov MGZÆ ^vGK| wkKvi KGi ‰Kv, KLbI `ywUGZ, Š`evr mcwievGi|
‰iv ˆQvULvGUv Õ¦bÅcvqx, mixm†c, DfPi I me aiGbi KxUcZã aGi ^vGK| ˆewRiv
Š`evr cvwLi wWg, g†Z Rxe ˆLGq ^vGK; KLbI djgƒj ‰es kni I MÉvGg nuvm-gyiwMI
aGi Lvq| eQGi ˆh-ˆKvb mgq ‰Kevi cÉme KGi, evœPv 3wU chƯ¦ nq| MfÆKvj
cÉvq 60 w`b| mviv ˆ`Gk ˆLvjv gvV, ˆSvcSvGo I ˆÞZLvgvGi AmsLÅ ˆewR QwoGq
AvGQ| eZÆgvGb cÉRvwZwU wec`MÉÕ¦| Avevmf„wg a»sm I ÞwZKi cÉvYx wnGmGe
wbabB wec®²Zvi KviY| evsjvG`k QvovI fviZ, kÉxjâv, cvwKÕ¦vb, ˆbcvj, fzUvb,
gvqvbgvi, BivK ‰es ZziGÕ•I ˆewR AvGQ|
KuvKovfzK
ˆewR (Crab-eating
Mongoose, Herpestes urva) eomo, KvjGP-aƒmi iGOi, gyGLi ˆKvY ˆ^GK ‰KwU mv`v ˆWviv Mjvi cvk
w`Gq Nvo Aewa QovGbv| ˆjvg jÁ¼v, Agm†Y I wKQyUv KzuPKvGbv| jÁ¼v ˆjvGgi
AvMv nvjKv iGOi| ˆfZGii ckwg ˆjvGgi ˆMvov Mvp ev`vwg, AvMv ev`vwg-njy`|
gv^vmn Š`NÆÅ 40-50 ˆmwg, ˆjR 25-30 ˆmwg, ˆjGRi AvMv ˆjvgnxb| IRb 1.8-2.3
ˆKwR| PgrKvi muvZvi‚ I Wzeywi| ‰iv eÅvO, gvQ I KuvKov Lvq| AvZÄiÞvi
RbÅ ‰KwU `yMÆ®¬hyî× Zij Qovq| ˆ`Gki Dîi-cƒeÆvçGji cvnvwo ‰jvKvi RjvkGqi
KvGQ evm KGi| cÉRvwZwU wec®²| Avevm a»smB wecG®²i cÉavb KviY| ‰wU fviZ
(Dîi-cƒeÆ Açj), ˆbcvj, gvqvbgvi, Pxb (`wÞY) I gvjGqwkqvqI (Dîi) AvGQ|
bKzj
ˆewR (Indian
Mongoose, Herpestes javanicus) ˆQvULvGUv ˆewR, ˆjRI LvGUv (ˆ`Gni ˆPGq), meyR-aƒmi iGOi, ˆmvbvwj
Avfvi ˆKvgj ˆjvg| ˆSvcSvo I PvlRwgGZ wbGRi ˆLuvov MGZÆ ‰G`i evm| mZKÆ
w`evPi ‰B cÉvYxwU ˆSvcSvGoi AvGkcvGk ^vGK| w`Gbi ci w`b ‰KB cG^ PjvPGji
`i‚b evmÕ©vGbi AvkcvGk c^wPn× ˆ`GL ‰G`i DcwÕ©wZ kbvî× Kiv hvq| Bu`yi,
mvc, KuvKovweQv, ˆPjv, ˆevjZv I me aiGbi ˆcvKvgvKo Lvq| eQGi ˆh-ˆKvb
mgq ‰Kevi cÉme KGi, evœPv 2-3wU| beRvZGKiv mÁ·ƒYÆ ˆjvgnxb, ˆ`LGZ KvGjv
Bu`yGii gGZv| RG¯Ãi 15-17 w`b ci ˆPvL ˆdvGU| fviZ, gvqvbgvi, cvwKÕ¦vb,
AvdMvwbÕ¦vb, BivK ‰es ZziGÕ•I cvIqv hvq|
[ˆgvt AvGbvqvi‚j Bmjvg]
