" Three mongooses, playing chase, burst out of the undergrowth and came galumphing across the track. The leader stopped and the other two bounced on him. There was a crazy bundle of squealing fur, ears, noses and tails. The mongooses broke apart. All three stood up on hind legs to look at us. "
― Jane Wilson-Howarth , Himalayan Kidnap (Alex and James Wildlife Adventure #1)