Meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family. The meerkat is a small diurnal herpestid (mongoose)

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Meerkat that got very tame and not afraid of humans. I could get real close. The coat is usually peppered gray, tan, or brown with silver. The meerkat in this photograph is tan.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Hartbeespoort, North West Province, South Africa
Photo credit: © Franci Arraiol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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