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roasting...... this cheeky little chap was certainly playing up for the camera, taken at drusillas zoo, Sussex Meerkat,Suricata suricatta Click/tap to enlarge

roasting......

this cheeky little chap was certainly playing up for the camera, taken at drusillas zoo, Sussex

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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 Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 19, 2015. Captured Feb 12, 2013 22:31.
  • Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
  • f/10.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO1600
  • 146mm