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Cusimanse
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Common name Cusimanse
Specific name Crossarchus obscurus
Family Herpestidae
Behaviour In the wild cusimanses seldom stay in any one location for more than 2 days. The can crack the shells of snails and eggs by hurling them with their front paws back between their hind legs against a hard object.
Diet Insects, larvae, small reptiles, crabs, tender fruits, berries
Habitat Forests and swampy areas
Status Least concern
Location Sierra Leone to Ghana

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