Banded Brothers: Mongoose group stars of new BBC show

Banded mongooses in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth national park. Two 'banded brothers' at home in a den made from an old termite mound Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC Photograph: Mark MacEwen/guardian.co.uk A young banded mongoose pup from the group hitches a ride with an adult Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC Photograph: Mark MacEwen/guardian.co.uk Banded mongooses on the lookout. The 'banded brothers' family of mongooses own the best territory, but other mongoose mobs want a piece of the action Photograph: Colin Jackson/BBC Photograph: Colin Jackson/guardian.co.uk Banded mongoose society is egalitarian, with no dominant pair Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC Photograph: Mark MacEwen/guardian.co.uk Two young pups. All members of a banded mongoose group are related. Any one group can contain up to nine generations Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC Photograph: Mark MacEwen/guardian.co.uk Banded mongooses stand on their hind legs on the look out for danger, but the group doesn't post sentries like meerkats Photograph: Mark MacEwen/BBC Photograph: Mark MacEwen/guardian.co.uk