Just Chillin' Meerkat is a photograph by Martha Sherman which was uploaded on March 14th, 2020.
Just Chillin' Meerkat
Seen at the San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, California. The meerkat just hung out there, oblivious to the people gathered to look at it. The... more
Title
Just Chillin' Meerkat
Artist
Martha Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Seen at the San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, California. The meerkat just hung out there, oblivious to the people gathered to look at it. The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.
--Wikipedia south africa
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March 14th, 2020
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Comments (13)
Karen Conger
Their poses are hilarious! Great capture! LF
Martha Sherman replied:
Thank you most kindly, Karen. They really are funny little creatures, full of personality.
Carol Senske
F/L. Too funny!
Martha Sherman replied:
Thank you so much, Carol! I was charmed by this little meerkat. I also thought of calling it "Existential Crisis Meerkat", since I couldn't be sure I was reading its body language correctly.