Crab-eating mongoose has also been observed on agricultural land near human settlements. Crab-eating mongooses are usually active in the mornings and evenings, and were observed in groups of up to four individuals. They are supposed to be good swimmers, and hunt along the banks of streams and close to water. Despite their common name, their diet consists not only of crabs, but also just about anything else they can catch, including fish, snails, frogs, rodents, birds, reptiles, and insects. "Herpestes urva" is listed in CITES Appendix III. Crab-eating mongoose The crab-eating mongoose ("Herpestes urva") is a mongoose species ranging from the northeastern
Bowhead whale Bowhead whale The bowhead whale ("Balaena mysticetus") is a species of the family Balaenidae, in parvorder Mysticeti, and genus "Balaena", which once included the right whale. A stocky dark-coloured whale without a dorsal fin, it can grow in length. This thick-bodied species can weigh from . They live entirely in fertile Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, unlike other whales that migrate to low latitude waters to feed or reproduce. The bowhead was also known as the Greenland right whale or Arctic whale. American whalemen called them the steeple-top, polar whale, or Russia or Russian whale. The bowhead has the largest mouth