Suricate (Suricata suricatta). Also called Meerkat. Female with young at their burrow. On the lookout. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

suricata suricatta natural area desert adult young predator family watch tenderness outdoor profile shot overview day carnivore diet south african protected areas south africa look suricata three quarter shot young protection keep meerkat suricata suricatta pair alarm national park transborder park january kgalagadi transfrontier park za kalahari desert of nobody kgalagadi transfrontier park nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems desertic areas desert areas desert area desertic zone desertic zones desertic area adults smalls juveniles babies youngs juvenile baby youngster predators predatory families keeper watching supervision supervising evenings surveillance spy on spying on spied on keep watch keep watching affection good looking cute tenderly caress caresses tendernesses outdoors outsides outside profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length days daytime carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals south african protected area south africa south african national parks south africa looked looking three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length young protections young supervision guarding guarded guards guard keeping meerkats suricata suricatta duet pairs duets 2 two give the alarm giving the alarm alert alerts alarming alarmed alarms national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks least concern species with nobody kgalagadi naturalness area stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration emotion shot ambiance diet pattern south africa southern africa africa herpestidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota protect behavior small carnivore carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment northern cape province