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Suricata suricatta
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. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild. Wikipedia
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Spotted on Mar 28, 2009
Submitted on Feb 20, 2012
6 Comments
@SeemaPatel: they are so cute!
This is what they love doing...sunning themselves
I'm glad that did StarLeaf!
Now that brought a smile to my face.
Thanks HansNew--the meerkats are always fun.
Wow, what a scene.