Ahh, who doesn’t love these awesome little curious critters? Meerkats in a stare-down:
Meerkats live in tropical and open plain areas in South Africa, South Angola, Namibia, and Botswana. Meerkats are very playful with members of their own group, but are not very social with outsiders. Each meerkat has an assigned job within the group, which could be a guard, teacher, or babysitter for the burrow, among others. The guards watch for predators and bark warnings if one approaches. There is usually a dominant pair of breeders that will run the pack and keep everyone in line. Meerkats communicate with a variety of chatters and barks.
Chatter chatter! Bark bark!
Links: [PBS Critter Guide] & Photo Credit: [Flickr user Tambako the Jaguar]
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