A meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) in the early morning light. Cradock, Eastern Cape. South Africa.

suricata suricatta natural area fynbos adult alone glance sit front shot profile shot overview backlighting heat look suricata curiosity morning warm meerkat suricata suricatta eastern cape province june nobody nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems finbos adults single lonely only solo one lone glances looking at camera seat siting front views front sights front sight front shots front view profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit warmth scorching heat canicular days warmthes warm canicular day scorching scorching heats looked looking curious curiosities dawn daybreak daybreaks mornings day rise cockcrow warm itself warmed warming warming itself meerkats suricata suricatta least concern species with nobody naturalness area mediterranean forest forest stage of development individual enumeration morphology zoology morphology organism posture behavior shot light effect ambiance herpestidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota twilight small carnivore carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal south africa southern africa africa low risk species