In the wooded mountains of Guangdong Province, the river banks are home to crab-eating mongoose. Roughly the size of a house cat, the mongooses, with their long and sturdy tails, live in packs in the cracks and burrows throughout the woodland.

For more:

Greater Bay Area Series | Episode 1: The crab spider's menu

Greater Bay Area Series | Episode 2: Fairy pitta

Greater Bay Area Series | Episode 3: Chinese flying frog

Greater Bay Area Series | Episode 4: Flying frog romance

About 'Journeys in Nature': Greater Bay Area Series

Comprising Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of the largest and most populated urban areas in the world with a bustling wildlife. A crab spider has targeted a wasp, a fairy pitta mother is busy with child-rearing, and other forest residents, such as Chinese flying frogs, crab-eating mongooses and silver pheasants, are wandering along the rivers and streams while the marine creatures have their own roles to play in the undersea community. Stay tuned for more!

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