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A pair of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) relax in Toronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia
by John Turnbull
#meerkat#mongooses#suricata suricatta#suricata#herpestidae#carnivora#mammalia#chordata#captive animal#toronga zoo
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あまりにもかわいくて笑っちゃった
@日本平動物園
You were so cute that I couldn't help but laugh.
@Nihondaira Zoo
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Beyond Mere Discomfort
A shivering meerkat keeping a low profile in the local zoo. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.
A few distracting bright spots in the background were ‘burned’ away in post and the contrast was tweaked just a little bit.
#photographers on tumblr#animal pics#canon eos rp#canon photography#flora fauna#meerkat photos#photography editing#Suricata suricatta#tamron 16-300mm#wildlife photography
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Okay friendos, I've just started my research of meerkats (I like 'em, they neat) and I COULDN'T wait to talk about their scientific name.
Suricata suricatta
Suricata fucking suricatta
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? This is an afront to all which I hold dear, normally I like species names which resemble genus names, but this one, oh ho, this one, one single letter, pronounced the same, but spelled SLIGHTLY differently!
Okay, I'm done, I'll talk about the fun etymology bits in the real post.
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Meerkat (suricata suricatta)
taken at the LA zoo in Los Angeles, California
status: least concern
A pair of the new Meerkat members at the zoo! They joined two of the adults up at a high point to look around for both potential predators and at those visiting the zoo. Meerkat pups are born underground in the safety of their group's burrows where they remain for the first few weeks of their lives.
#meerkat#Suricata suricatta#animal#meerkat pup#la zoo#los angeles zoo#zoo#photo#photography#canon#canon 6d mark ii
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Happy Halloween by Claude@Munich
#Halloween#pumpkin#zoo#meerkat#suricate#Erdmaennchen#Erdmännchen#Suricata suricatta#Surikate#meerkats#animals#nature#photography#flickr#effyeahmeerkats
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Meerkats Suricate Small Mangoose ( Suricata suricatta ) At Mysore Zoo
#youtube#Meerkats#Suricate#Small Mangoose#Suricata suricatta#Diurnal#Desert Animal#Nature#wildlife#Binocular Vision#Carnivore#Cresent Shaped Eyes#Can Stand Straight#Tail Used For Balance#Mysore Zoo#Animals In Mysore Zoo
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Meerkats!!
#meerkats#meerkat#animals#animal photos#animal photography#photography#mongoose#suricate#suricata suricatta
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Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Taken at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL
#meerkat#meerkats#zoo animals#zoo#brevard zoo#animal#animals#animal photography#wildlife#wildlife photography#nature#nature photography#photography#florida#florida photograhy#florida photographer#nikon camera#nikon photography#nikon d3500#Suricata suricatta
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#BeekseBergen#Photography#Photo#Zoophotography#zoo#animal#animals#animalphotography#meerkat#suricata#suricatta#Meerkats
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A female meerkat (Suricata suricatta) keeps watch with her pups in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
by jaffles
#meerkat#juvenile#mongooses#suricata suricatta#suricata#herpestidae#carnivora#mammalia#chordata#wildlife: south africa#wildlife: africa
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Suricata suricatta. Struik Pocket Guides for South Africa: Mammals. Written by John Skinner. Illustrated by Penny Meakin. 1988.
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can you do meerkats?
Animal of the day: Meerkats !
Thank you so much for this ask; I love meerkats immensely and my pet cat is actually called Meery :D
Here's some pictures I took in the summer when I went to an animal sanctuary !
Meerkats, also known by their Latin binomial Suricata suricatta, are a species of mongoose well-known for their small stature and cute behaviour. They are native to the south of Africa, and they live in the grasslands and deserts.
Meerkats are omnivores that eat a wide variety of foods such as fruits, insects, eggs, arachnids, plants, and even small reptiles and birds. They take it in turns to go out and search for food in the daytime to bring back to the nest and eat.
These little guys are social animals who live in groups (known as mobs) of up to 40 individuals in underground burrows. Each member plays its part in the community taking care of the young, gathering food, and staying alert for predators and potential threats. That's what they're doing when they stand up on their hindlegs like in the pictures I took !! If they notice any danger, they will squeal loudly to warn the others.
This is an interesting example of altruistic behaviour since the noise may cause the individual that made it to be targeted by the predator but it allows the rest of the mob to hide and therefore survive. Evolutionarily, this does not seem to make sense for the individual, as it would reduce its chance of staying alive compared to running and hiding without making any noise. But an explanation may be that every individual in a mob is usually related and therefore genetically similar to each other, so by sacrificing its own life to save its kin, this meerkat is allowing its genes to be passed on to the next generation through the other members of the mob.
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Why does the scientific name of the meerkat (suricata suricatta) sound like a line from Manzai Birds?
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Okie so Imma still not feeling very Coral girlboss so me break is extended BUT in the meantime!!! Help me to decide the new Benny face to be the face of the blog! A scary one a very cringe one just in time for Halloween!
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