National Geographic Photographer & Filmmaker

African Mammals

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta), is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. 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.

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Filename: Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 008.jpg
Copyright: Shannon Wild
Image Size: 3646x2430 / 11.0MB; active Africa Animal Animals Botswana cute fast Fauna flee lookout Mammal Meerkat mongoose Namibia outdoors outside run running Safari sentinel sentry Shannon Benson Shannon Wild South Africa speed stand standing Suricata Suricata suricatta suricatta Wild Wildlife
Contained in galleries: AFRICAN ARCHIVE, WILDLIFE ARCHIVE

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta), is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. 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.