Destination: Utopia

Watch: This animal society runs like a utopia

Mongooses can teach us a thing or two about living in harmony.

by Jennifer Walter
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If our track record is any indication, we humans probably won’t live to see a successful utopian society.

Banded mongooses are at least one step closer to that future than we are.

These furry little mammals that live across Africa might hold the key to building a society where everyone thrives.

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