Inobude obuwu-800mm kuya ku-1 000mm. Lolu wuhlobo lwe-mongoose enkulu. Inesisindo esiwu-2.5kg kuya ku-4.2kg. Imisila yazo iwu-300mm kuya ku-410mm ubude. Imibala yazo insundu okujulile nekhala elikhanyayo. Inemizimba emifishane, umsila usongwe wuboya obude.
Izindlebe zicashe ekhanda, inekhanda elikhulu nombombo ocijile. Ubuchopho bayo obukhulu buhlangane nokwenza kwayo nangendlela ekwazi ukusebenzisa izinyawo zangaphambili ngayo. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi ikwazi ukudla izinkalankala nezinye izilwane ezinemizimba eqinile ngaphandle. Amazinyo ayo adalelwe ukuphula umzimba we-shell fish. Zishiya imizila yezinyawo ehlukahlukene.
Eyesifazane izala amachwane amabili kanti iyakwazi ukuzala iphinde ngesikhathi esisodwa sonyaka. Amancane aqala ukudla emuva kwenyanga, amehlo awo nezindlebe kuvuleka emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi. Akukho okwaziwayo ngokukhwelana kwazo, kepha kuyaziwa ukuthi zizala kabili ngonyaka. Zizala kanye ngesikhathi sezimvula, ziphinde nangesikhathi sesomiso.
Eyesifazane yakha isidleke sotshani emgodini. Uma imigodi ingekho, yenza isidleke ngaphandle. Kwake kwabonakala zizala ngaphezu kwamachwane amathathu. Kwezinye izikhathi kubonakala eyesibili endala iphelezela umndeni. Ezincane zifunzwa ukudla, zihambe endaweni yokuzalwa emuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa.