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This meerkat is keeping his eyes on anything that will threat mob, yet his eyes are still keeping an eye on me.
Three of four baby meerkats (Suricata suricatta) that emerged from their den late November. San Diego Zoo.
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The most important role a Meerkat plays is that of sentry, watch guard. Meerkats depend on group cooperation to survive their environment. Many groups have 20-50 extended family members in large underground tunnels. One meerkat will stand on its hind legs, propped up by its tail, and act as a lookout while the rest of the mob is outside looking for food and frolicking in the sun. The lookout scans the area for predators, including hawks, eagles, snakes and jackals. If a predator is spotted, the guard lets out a distinctive bark. At the sound of the warning bark, everyone sprints to the nearest tunnel entrance.
The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivore belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae).
It is the only member of the genus Suricata.
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.
Taken at Twycross Zoo
This pack leader stands on guard for a threats that might harm the colony. The most important role a Meerkat plays is that of sentry, watch guard. The Meerkat depends on group cooperation to survive their environment. Many groups have 20-50 extended family members in large underground tunnels. One meerkat will stand on its hind legs, propped up by its tail, and act as a lookout while the rest of the mob is outside looking for food and frolicking in the sun. The lookout scans the area for predators, including hawks, eagles, snakes and jackals. If a predator is spotted, the guard lets out a distinctive bark. At the sound of the warning bark, everyone sprints to the nearest tunnel entrance.
Rietvlei Nature Reserve
sunset
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any of several South African mongooses, esp Suricata suricatta (slender-tailed meerkat or suricate), which has a lemur-like face and four-toed feet
A group of Meerkats is called a Mob
A meerkat at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida.
See a related video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7g5mQntks
A meerkat at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida.
See a related video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r7g5mQntks