Dudley Zoo The Wild Bunch
by Stephen Melia
Title
Dudley Zoo The Wild Bunch
Artist
Stephen Melia
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Photograph - Print
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Meerkats are small burrowing animals, living in large underground networks with multiple entrances which they leave only during the day, except to avoid the heat of the afternoon.They are very social, living in colonies. Animals in the same group groom each other regularly. The alpha pair often scent-mark subordinates of the group to express their authority. There may be up to 30 meerkats in a group.The meerkat uses its tail to balance when standing upright, as well as for signaling.Its face tapers, coming to a point at the nose, which is brown. The eyes always have black patches around them, and they have small black crescent-shaped ears. Like cats, meerkats have binocular vision, their eyes being on the front of their faces.
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June 15th, 2017
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Lara Morrison
Marvelous capture! They are incredibly cute and I love how they are keeping a lookout together!
Stephen Melia
I spent about half hour there and they were watching all the activity and ready for food i think wonderful time spent with them
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