Meerkats guarding

Why do meerkats stand up on their tippy-toes? To guard their friends and families against predators while they forage or hang out around their burrows. Mostly raptors who will literally swoop down and poach a pup or a juvenile or an unsuspecting adult right up and carry them away.






















Uhoh  ... they see something ..




Meerkats foraging




 on the move ...
















 dig ...














paydirt! ... a scorpion

Meerkat maintaining

Meerkats spend a lot of time maintaining their burrow entrances ...