Effects on Human Health They carry rabbis and
Effects on Human Health • They carry rabbis, and leptospirosis. • Leptospirosis causes kidney failure. It is passed by urine and gets mixed in the water. • Their fleas and ticks can carry murine typhus fever Effects on the Environment • Driven at least one bird species extinct • Destroyed dozens of invertebrates species from islands all over the world The Indian Mongoose aka: herpestes javanicas Effects on the Economy • Positive effectscontrolled the rat population on the sugar -cane plantations • Negative effects-large and costly programs are used to control their population because they have caused many endangered species to go extinct By: Joseph Sullivan
Food Sources and Eating Habits Breeding, Reproduction and the Life Cycle • They reproduce rapidly • The females have 2 -3 litters with each litter containing 2 -4 young • Live up to 7 years in the wild and up to 12 in captivity • Opportunistic feeders • They eat reptiles, amphibians, birds, invertebrates, plants, seeds, fruits, eggs, and dead organisms. • Known to eat endangered sea turtle eggs Other Interesting Facts • They originate in western Asia • They are skilled in fighting venomous snakes • They were often kept as pets to keep homes free from rodents and snakes Habitats and Method of Spreading • Natural habitat are dry areas • Live in burros or hollow tree trunks • They have adapted to the rainforest environment they have been introduced to • They have spread by humans using them for pest control
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