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Suricata suricatta
The meerkat is a small diurnal herpestid (mongoose) weighing on average about 731 grams.
Semi desert of the Tankwa National Park.
Meerkats are primarily insectivores, but also eat lizards, snakes, scorpions, spiders, plants, eggs, small mammals, millipedes, centipedes and, more rarely, small birds. Meerkats are immune to certain types of venom, including the very strong venom of the scorpions of the Kalahari Desert, unlike humans. They have no excess body fat stores, so foraging for food is a daily need.
Spotted on May 10, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013
6 Comments
Nice photos, I love meerkats so thanks for sharing!
Thanks Antonio! Thank you andrew! He does look fat mcaul - but I think it is just the angle of the pose and my camera ;)
Cute :) I also have a Meerkat photo! He looks kinda fat.......no offence to the Meerkat :P
Another wow,so cute,great series Smith Zoo,congrats and thanks for sharing
I know, they are so cute! Thanks Maria!
Looked pretty relaxed in that first shot!>)