Waking up at 4am to trek into the South African wilderness in search of the family’s den, waiting 3 hours for sunrise and an extra hour for them to finally emerge was well worth it for this shot! An amazing first experience to view and photograph this species in the wild.

Hugo Brightling

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata.[3] Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa - Wikipedia.
 
Colchester Zoo has a really nice Meerkat enclosure. I think there’s about 15-20 living in it and they’re all incredibly active. This one saw me hanging about with my 100-400mm zoom lens and perched himself up high. Really fun animals, always great to photograph!

Andy Holmes

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata.[3] Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa - Wikipedia.
 
Colchester Zoo has a really nice Meerkat enclosure. I think there’s about 15-20 living in it and they’re all incredibly active. I took this shot in March 2018, when it was lightly snowing. This Meerkat was obviously intrigued by my Canon 100-400mm lens as he didn’t move!

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata.[3] Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa - Wikipedia.

Colchester Zoo has a really nice Meerkat enclosure. I think there’s about 15-20 living in it and they’re all incredibly active. This one saw me hanging about with my 100-400mm zoom lens and perched himself up high. Really fun animals, always great to photograph!

white and brown animal in close up photography

A group of meerkats make some noise at the Memphis Zoo.

Joshua J. Cotten

a meerkat sitting on a rock in front of some tall grass

Jacqueline Ford

brown and black animal in close up photography

Ray Harrington

brown and white animal in close up photography

A trio of meerkats keep guard all around them at the Memphis Zoo.

Wild Spirit

white and black animal on brown grass during daytime

A meerkat whispers to another meerkat at the Memphis Zoo.