Endemic mongoose observed foraging for hermit crabs for first time

A subspecies of a crab-eating mongoose endemic to Taiwan has been filmed foraging for hermit crabs and cracking them open on hard surfaces using its front paws, the first-ever recorded observation of such behavior.

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