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The Copenhagen Meerkats
The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata. 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.
Author: René Nöstler
© 2017 - Nöstler Photo
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Photo size: 10.5 Mpixels (30.1 MB uncompressed) - 3591x2925 pixels (12x9.8 in / 30.4x24.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: animal family, animals, captivity, copenhagen, copenhagen zoo, denmark, family, københavns zoo, meerkat, suricate, surikat, zoo