Banded Mongooses (Zebramanguste). [Mangosta rallada en español]. Etosha National Park, Namibia.

While I got busy photographing a group of Banded Mongooses in a termite mount, few

curious individuals came around to inspect one of my cameras I had just placed on the

ground. They were all over it for several minutes inspite the fact I was standing just a few feet

away. After they touched and covered with dirt every part of it, including biting the eyepiece

cover, the strap and lens cover, they finally left. One of the individuals pressed on the shutter

a few times and, had the camera been ON, it would have taken several pictures of those

looking through the front of the lens. I took several pictures of this very funny interaction

and this is just one representative of the event. Hope you like it.

Great shot, my first thought was oh no, don't put your nose on the lens...sounds like they left you with quite a cleaning job!

Nice original shot cesar, congrats, RK!

Are you totally nuts...? I could never afford to do same... =P I would just kick and yell... anyway, great pic indeed.

Cesar, had to come back, have you considered sending it to Cannon as " The camera the whole family can use" :))))

LOL Ican see it now "Peak your curiosity with a Cannon" The sad thing is that those mongosses are closer to a lens like that then I will ever get.

 

Cool pic Fun to see.

You gotta send this to Cannon! This is too good! A barrel of mongooses fun!!!