Meeting the Meerkats December 19, 2007
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Meerkats (or suricates) are one of those species that deserve Walt Disney full-feature attention. They are cute-looking, live in communes and are jam-packed with character. All kinds of “wickedness” (in the form of raptors and poisonous snakes) lurk at every turn. I should think they are manna- from- heaven for Hollywood directors.
Jack’s Camp, on the Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana has started interactive safaris with these endearing little creatures.
For a complete photo-journey through the lives of meerkats we recommend Alain Degre & Sylvie Robert’s coffee table book “Meerkat Valley”. The Degres are also known as the parents of Tippi whose adventures are well documented in “Tippi of Africa”.
