▁and ▁ring - ta iled ▁mongo oses ▁also ▁clim b ▁trees . ▁Like ▁true ▁mongo oses , ▁gal idi ines ▁are ▁usually ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁day , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁Gal id ict is . ▁Bre eding ▁occurs ▁during ▁the ▁( S ou thern ▁Hem is phere ) ▁summer , ▁except ▁in ▁Gr andid ier ' s ▁mongo ose , ▁which ▁bre eds ▁year - round . ▁Usually , ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁young ▁is ▁born . ▁The ▁ring - ta iled , ▁Gr andid ier ' s , ▁and ▁brown - ta iled ▁mongo oses ▁live ▁alone ▁or ▁in ▁pairs , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁their ▁off spring , ▁but ▁the ▁broad - strip ed ▁Mal ag asy ▁and ▁narrow - strip ed ▁mongo oses ▁also ▁occur ▁in ▁larger ▁social ▁groups . ▁The ▁di et ▁var ies ▁among ▁the ▁species , ▁with ▁the ▁ring - ta iled ▁and ▁broad - strip ed ▁Mal ag asy ▁mongo oses ▁e ating ▁mainly ▁small ▁verte br ates ▁like ▁l iz ards , ▁fro gs ▁and ▁rod ents , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁species ▁e ating ▁more ▁in verte br ates ▁like ▁insect s ▁and ▁sc orp ions . ▁The ▁ring - ta iled ▁and ▁brown - ta iled ▁mongo oses ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁eat ▁fruit . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁m amm als ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁c ited ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Gar but t , ▁N . ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁M amm als ▁of