Posted by Krestanor on November 9, 2000 at 11:46:20:
In Reply to: What exactly is the plural of mongoose? Mongooses, Mongoosi, Mongi? posted by Taithin on November 9, 2000 at 11:19:42:
> > I remember someone mentioning a story about Mongooses called Rikki-Tikki-Tavi on the log board when someone inquired about what mongooses actually was. I happened to stumble upon a link to the story today so if anyone for some reason or another wanted to read it you can find it here: > > http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/usr/mongoose/www/rtt.html > > Just though I'd put that there for you all. =0P > > > Just a little more FYI, if I recall correctly, a mongooses are rather similar to minks. Long, slender, and exceedingly flexible as well as agile. Considering one of their main meals, as in rikki-tikki-tavi, is snakes (frequently poisonous), the first bite can easily be the last, and they just don't want hit at all.
> > -TSM