Possible Clues:

• Animal beginning to move on ahead of honking bird
• Predatory mammal some go on about?
• Golden egg layer, to the giant?
• Small animal and minute bird holding on
• Small tropical animal that eats snakes, rats and birds' eggs
• Cobra fighter
• Hyena cousin
• My Parisian bird -- rat-slayer extraordinaire?
• Small predator's new attempt to intercept deer
• Charity, say, feeding Canadian animal, snake killer