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Meermkat family on the lookout This meerkat family is doing a fine job covering all angles. Arnhem Zoo,Herpestidae,Meerkat,Suricata suricatta Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Meermkat family on the lookout

This meerkat family is doing a fine job covering all angles.

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The meerkat or suricate, "Suricata suricatta", is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa.

Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by DragonC
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 6, 2011. Captured Jul 6, 2011 20:49.
  • DSLR-A100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm