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Meerkats are comical, social mongooses widely distributed throughout southern Africa; they’re also one of the continent’s most popular and charismatic animals. They emerge from their family burrows early each morning, to engage in a spot of basking and grooming. This is followed by a day spent foraging for insects.

Each member of the group forages individually while at least one member will act as a sentry, standing on its hind legs at a good vantage point. The sentries remain at their posts for hours at a time, regularly alerting the group to potential dangers with little squeaks.

A group of meerkats is called a mob, gang or clan.

Scientific name: Suricata suricatta

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   Slender-tailed mongoose,
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Author Steve Wilson - over 6 million views Thanks !! from Chester, UK
Camera location53° 13′ 36.09″ N, 2° 53′ 03.42″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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