A meerkat (Suricata suricatta) sits upright watchful of all the activity around the group and alert to any potential approaching predators

---

Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Photo credit: © Samantha Ohlsen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, african, alert, animal, brindled, carnivore, closeup, coat, companionship, creature, cute, day, daytime, duty, furry, guard, individual, intelligent, lookout, mammal, meercat, meerkat, meerkats, merkat, mongoose, natural, nature, outdoor, outdoors, people, portrait, predator, predators, rodent, sand, single, sit, sitting, small, snout, social, suricata, suricate, suricatta, upright, watch, watchful, watching, wildlife