Captive Slender Tailed or Slender-Tailed Meerkat _ Suricata suricatta

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Small mammal with long soft grey fur, which is found in southern Africa, and belongs to the mongoose family. A third of its length of 35 cm/14 in is occupied by the tail. It feeds on succulent bulbs, insects, and small vertebrates, and is sociable, living in large extended family groups

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Blair Drummond, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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