A meerkat sits proudly on top of a fallen tree trunk looking at the camera and showing its teeth
The meerkat or suricate Suricata suricatta is a small mammal and a member of the mongoose family. It inhabits all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats at a time, but some superfamilies have had 50 or more. Meerkats have an average life span of 12-14 years.
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Location: Knowsley Safari Park Prescot Merseyside England
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