Busy Beaver
Don't take the title literally. But this little Meerkat is digging ferverishly. Perhaps it's gold fever, or maybe it's digging an escape tunnel (it's actually a fresh burrow). But they are indeed busy little beavers. You can see how fast it is digging by the motion blur even at 1/125. This speed is in fact a great asset in the wild. Meerkats are famed for their ability to kill big snakes because of their long claws and agility.
Taronga Zoo in Sydney has a wonderful information page about Meerkats. taronga.org.au/animals/meerkat
Busy Beaver
Don't take the title literally. But this little Meerkat is digging ferverishly. Perhaps it's gold fever, or maybe it's digging an escape tunnel (it's actually a fresh burrow). But they are indeed busy little beavers. You can see how fast it is digging by the motion blur even at 1/125. This speed is in fact a great asset in the wild. Meerkats are famed for their ability to kill big snakes because of their long claws and agility.
Taronga Zoo in Sydney has a wonderful information page about Meerkats. taronga.org.au/animals/meerkat