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typically succeed in joining existing groups; they often inspect other packs and their burrow systems in search of breeding opportunities. Many often team up in 'coalitions' for as long as two months and travel nearly 5 km (3.1 mi) a day on twisted paths. Dispersal appears to be less common in females, possibly because continuing to stay within a pack can eventually win them dominance over other members. Dispersed females travel longer than coalitions, and tend to start groups of their own or join other similar females; they aim for groups of emigrant males or those without a breeding female. Subordinate females, unlike subordinate males, might be ousted from their packs, especially in the latter part of the dominant female's pregnancy, though they may be allowed to return after the birth of the pups.

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11 in) into the ground; the tunnels, around 7.5 cm (3.0 in) high at the top, become broader after descending around a metre. The entrances, 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter, are created by digging at an angle of 40 degrees to the surface; the soil accumulated as a result can slightly increase the height of burrow sites. 'Boltholes' are used for a quick escape if dangers are detected. While constructing or renovating burrows meerkats will line up to form a continuous head-to-tail chain, break the soil into crumbs with their foreclaws, scoop it out with their forepaws joined and throw it behind them between their hindlegs.

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such as fierce competition or taking over from the leader of the pack. A study showed that females who grew faster were more likely to assert dominance, though males did not show such a trend. Males seeking dominance over groups tend to scent mark extensively and are not submissive; they often drive out older males in a group and take over the pack themselves. Subordinate individuals face difficulties in breeding successfully; for instance, dominant females often kill the litters of subordinate ones. As such, subordinate individuals might

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while the rest are busy foraging. Meerkats return to an area only after a week of the last visit so that the food supply is replenished sufficiently. They hunt by scent, and often dig out soil or turn over stones to uncover hidden prey. Meerkats typically do not give chase to their prey, though they may pursue

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Some helpers contribute to all activities more than others, though none of them might be specialised in any of them. Sometimes helpers favour their own needs over those of pups and decide not to feed them; this behaviour, known as "false-feeding", is more common when the prey is more valued by the meerkat.

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as they grow older. Young pups are kept securely in a den, from where they emerge after around 16 days, and start foraging with adults by 26 days. The nonbreeding members of the pack help substantially with juvenile care, for instance they feed the pups and huddle with them for warmth. A study showed

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Meerkats breed throughout the year with seasonal peaks, typically during months of heavy rainfall; for instance, maximum births occur from January to March in the southern Kalahari. Generally only dominant individuals breed, though subordinate members can also mate in highly productive years. Females

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species—the banded and the yellow mongooses. The meerkat can be told apart from the banded mongoose by its smaller size, shorter tail and bigger eyes relative to the head; the yellow mongoose differs in having a bushy tail and lighter coat with an inner layer of yellow fur under the normal brown fur.

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of 60 to 70 days, a litter of three to seven pups is born. Pups weigh around 100 g (3.5 oz) in the first few days of birth; the average growth rate for the first three months is 4.5 g (0.16 oz) per day, typically the fastest in the first month. A 2019 study showed that growth and

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This indicates that meerkats are able to perceive the nature of the risk and the degree of urgency from the acoustics of a call, transmit it and respond accordingly. For instance, upon hearing a terrestrial predator alarm call, meerkats are most likely to scan the area and move towards the source of

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Encounters between members of different packs are highly aggressive, leading to severe injuries and often deaths; 19% of meerkats die by conspecific violence, which is the highest recorded percentage among mammals. Females, often the heaviest ones, try to achieve dominance over the rest in many ways

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The complexity of calls produced by different mongooses varies by their social structure and ecology. For instance eusocial mongooses such as meerkats and banded mongooses use calls in a greater variety of contexts than do the solitary slender mongooses. Moreover, meerkats have more call types than

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and yellow mongooses. Cape ground squirrels and meerkats usually do not fight for space or food. Though yellow mongooses are also insectivores like meerkats, competition for prey is minimal as yellow mongooses are less selective in their diet. This association is beneficial to all the species as it

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Meerkats are highly vigilant, and frequently survey their surroundings by turning their heads side to side; some individuals always stand sentry and look out for danger. Vocal communication is used frequently in different contexts; for instance repetitive, high-pitched barks are used to warn others

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Sex biases have been observed in feeding; for instance, female helpers feed female pups more than male pups unlike male helpers who feed both equally. This is possibly because the survival of female pups is more beneficial to female helpers as females are more likely to remain in their natal pack.

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within burrows; moreover, burrowing protects meerkats in harsh weather and at extreme temperatures. Consequently, meerkats spend considerable time in burrows; they are active mainly during the day and return to burrows after dark and often to escape the heat of the afternoon. Activity peaks during

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in warrens, so that burrows are coolest in daytime and warmest at night. Temperatures inside burrows typically vary between 21 and 39 °C (70 and 102 °F) in summer and −4 and 26 °C (25 and 79 °F) in winter; temperatures at greater depths vary to a much lesser extent, with summer

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The father remains on guard and protects his offspring, while the mother spends a lot of time foraging to produce enough milk for her young. Mothers give out shrill, repetitive calls to ensure their pups follow them and remain close together. Unable to forage themselves, young pups vocalise often

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Mongooses spend nearly five to eight hours foraging every day. Like other social mongooses, meerkats in a pack will disperse within 5 m (16 ft) of one another and browse systematically in areas within their home range without losing visual or vocal contact. Some individuals stand sentry

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and showing the pups how to handle the creature. The mother runs around with prey in her mouth, prompting her pups to catch it. Pups become independent enough to forage at around 12 weeks of age. Meerkats are estimated to survive for five to 15 years in the wild; the maximum lifespan recorded in

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to other packs to find mates during the breeding season. Some subordinate meerkats will even kill the pups of dominant members in order to improve their own offspring's position. It can take days for emigrants to secure entry into other packs, and they often face aversion from the members. Males

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systems in plains. The burrow systems, typically 5 m (16 ft) in diameter with around 15 openings, are large underground networks consisting of two to three levels of tunnels. These tunnels are around 7.5 cm (3.0 in) high at the top and wider below, and extend up to 1.5 m

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Meerkats have a broad vocal repertoire that they use to communicate among one another in several contexts; many of these calls may be combined by repetition of the same call or mixing different sounds. A study recorded 12 different types of call combinations used in different situations such as

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Females appear to be able to discriminate the odour of their kin from that of others. Kin recognition is a useful ability that facilitates cooperation among relatives and the avoidance of inbreeding. When mating occurs between meerkat relatives it often results in negative fitness consequences

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Meerkat burrows are typically 5 m (16 ft) in diameter with around 15 openings, though one of dimensions 25 by 32 m (82 by 105 ft) with as many as 90 holes has been reported. These large underground networks comprise two to three levels of tunnels up to 1.5 m (4 ft

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coat pattern. The head-and-body length is around 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and the weight is typically between 0.62 and 0.97 kg (1.4 and 2.1 lb). The coat is light grey to yellowish-brown with alternate, poorly-defined light and dark bands on the back. Meerkats have foreclaws

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The meerkat is a social mammal, forming packs of two to 30 individuals each comprising nearly equal numbers of either sex and multiple family units of pairs and their offspring. Members of a pack take turns at jobs such as looking after pups and keeping a lookout for predators. Meerkats are a

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Meerkats are active during the day, mostly in the early morning and late afternoon; they remain continually alert and retreat to burrows when sensing danger. They use a broad variety of calls to communicate among one another for different purposes, for example to raise an alarm on sighting a

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Nielsen, J. F.; English, S.; Goodall-Copestake, W. P.; Wang, J.; Walling, C. A.; Bateman, A. W.; Flower, T. P.; Sutcliffe, R. L.; Samson, J.; Thavarajah, N. K.; Kruuk, L. E.; Clutton-Brock, T. H. & Pemberton, J. M. (2012). "Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of early life traits in a

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of predators nearby. They will generally retreat to their burrows for safety, where they will remain until the danger is gone. They stick their heads out of burrows to check the area outside, still barking. Mobs of meerkats fiercely attack snakes that may come near them. Raptors such as

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do banded mongooses. Meerkat calls carry information to identify the signaling individual or pack, but meerkats do not appear to differentiate between calls from different sources. The calls of banded mongooses also carry a 'vocal signature' to identify the caller.

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on hot days. Higher temperatures are also associated with increased rates of endemic tuberculosis infection; this may be due to decreased immune function resulting from physiological stress, as well as increased male emigration rates observed during heat waves.

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meerkats. Increased maximum air temperature is correlated with decreased survival and body mass in pups, perhaps as a result of dehydration from water loss during evaporative cooling or decreased water content in food, or from the heavier metabolic costs of

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Short-range 'close calls' are produced while foraging and after scanning the vicinity for predators. 'Recruitment calls' can be produced to collect meerkats on sighting a snake or to investigate excrement or hair samples of predators or unfamiliar meerkats.

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seeking food from their carers. Like many species, meerkat pups learn by observing and mimicking adult behaviour, though adults also engage in active instruction. For example, meerkat adults teach their pups how to eat a venomous scorpion by removing the

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with older individuals having a higher social status. A study showed that dominant individuals can contribute more to offspring care when fewer helpers were available; subordinate members increased their contributions if they could forage better.

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vegetation, meerkats occur in southwestern Botswana, western and southern Namibia, and northern and western South Africa; the range barely extends into southwestern Angola. With no significant threats to the population, the meerkat is listed as

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at two to three years of age. Dominant females can have up to four litters annually (lesser for subordinate females), and the number depends on the amount of precipitation. Mating behaviour has been studied in captive individuals.

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temperatures around 22.6 to 23.2 °C (72.7 to 73.8 °F) and winter temperatures around 10 to 10.8 °C (50.0 to 51.4 °F). This reduces the need for meerkats to thermoregulate individually by providing a comfortable

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characteristics, and can evoke different responses in the 'receivers' (meerkats who hear the call); generally the greater the urgency of the scenario in which the call is given, the stronger is the response in the receivers.

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females can be heavier than the rest). The soft coat is light grey to yellowish brown with alternate, poorly-defined light and dark bands on the back. Individuals from the southern part of the range tend to be darker. The

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species. The head-and-body length is around 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and the weight has been recorded to be between 0.62–0.97 kg (1.4–2.1 lb) without much variation between the sexes (though some

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the call, while an aerial predator alarm call would most likely cause them to crouch down. A recruitment call would cause receivers to raise their tails (and often their hair) and move slowly towards the source.

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secretions mostly by the dominant individuals; there are communal latrines, 1 km (0.39 sq mi) large, close to the burrows. Packs can migrate collectively in search of food, to escape high

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is limited; the male fights with his partner, getting hold of her by her snout. He will grip the nape of her neck if she resists mounting, and hold her down by grasping her flanks during copulation.

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The meerkat occurs in southwestern Botswana, western and southern Namibia, northern and western South Africa; the range barely extends into southwestern Angola. It lives in areas with stony, often

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that nearly half of the litters of dominant females, especially those born later in the breeding season were nursed by subordinate females, mostly those that were or recently had been pregnant.

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the early morning and late afternoon. Meerkats huddle together to sleep in compact groups, sunbathe and recline on warm rocks or damp soil to adjust their body temperatures.

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remarkably lower than other carnivores, which helps in conserving water, surviving on lower amounts of food and decreasing heat output from

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Meerkats tend to occupy the burrows of other small mammals more than constructing them on their own; they generally share burrows with

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saves time and efforts spent in making separate warrens. Many other species have also been recorded in the meerkat burrows, including

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respectively. Several zoological specimens were described between the late 18th and 20th centuries, of which three are recognised as

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Clutton-Brock, T. H.; Russell, A. F.; Sharpe, L. L.; Jordan, N. R. (2005). "'False feeding' and aggression in meerkat societies".

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name for the meerkat is 'suricate', possibly deriving from the French 'surikate', which in turn may have a Dutch origin. In

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Manser, M. B.; Avey, G. (2000). "The effect of pup vocalisations on food allocation in a cooperative mammal, the meerkat (

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Outside temperatures are not reflected at once within burrows; instead there is usually an eight-hour lag which creates a

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species—typically the dominant 'breeders' in a pack produce offspring, and the nonbreeding, subordinate 'helpers' provide

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Meerkats are generally tame animals. However, they are unsuitable as a pet as they can be aggressive and have a strong,

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and oxygen consumption plummet; perspiration increases sharply at temperatures above this range. Additionally, it has a

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Candea, M. (2010). ""I fell in love with Carlos the meerkat": Engagement and detachment in human-animal relations".

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from the rest of the clade 22.6–15.6 mya. The phylogenetic relationships of the meerkat are depicted as follows:

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Packs live in rock crevices in stony areas and in large burrow systems in plains. A pack generally occupies a

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system that helps it survive in its harsh desert habitat. A study showed that its body temperature follows a

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Schibler, F.; Manser, M. B. (2007). "The irrelevance of individual discrimination in meerkat alarm calls".

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Crawford-Cabral, J. (1971). "A Suricata do Iona, subspécie nova" [Iona's meerkat, new subspecies].

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or higher genetic similarity among individuals that arise from inbreeding and the consequent expression of

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guarding against predators, caring for young, digging, sunbathing, huddling together and aggression.

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individuals in a pack breed and produce offspring, and the nonbreeding, subordinate members provide

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Meerkats have been widely portrayed in movies, television and other media. A popular example is

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care for the pups. This division of labour is not as strictly defined as it is in specialised

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means 'cat', hence the name probably refers to the meerkat's association with termite mounds.

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care to the pups. Breeding occurs around the year, with peaks during heavy rainfall; after a

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Meerkats occur in several protected areas such as the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and the

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Close view of a meerkat. Note the banded pattern, the big eye circles and the thin tail.

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Infants make continuous sounds that resemble bird-like tweets, that change to a shrill

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and lizards over several metres. Food intake is typically low during winter.

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are major aerial predators; on the ground, meerkats may be threatened by

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and Harold Schwann in 1905 when they described a specimen collected at

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that protects meerkats in harsh weather and at extreme temperatures.

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survival rates of pups might decrease with increase in temperature.

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of slim build characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed

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around 5 km (1.9 sq mi) in area. There is a social

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coat pattern. It is smaller than most other mongooses except the

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have been excavated in various locations in South Africa. A 2009

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occurs in southern Namibia, southern Botswana, and South Africa.

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Auckland Zoo, 2018, close up of a Meerkat in lookout position

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The meerkat is primarily an insectivore, feeding heavily on

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of 60 to 70 days, a litter of three to seven pups is born.

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from the Cape of Good Hope. The present scientific name

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The sharp, curved foreclaws are adapted for digging.

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Meerkats can transmit 1765:; it can additionally feed on eggs, 728:Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber 619:The word 'meerkat' derives from the 10981:IUCN Red List least concern species 6176:South African small-spotted genet ( 4396:"Intergroup aggression in meerkats" 4150:Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3626:Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2212:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2187: 1612: 13: 4671: 4605:from the original on 5 August 2020 4560:from the original on 3 August 2020 3598:from the original on 23 April 2024 3493:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05486.x 3479:) in the south-western Kalahari". 3207:from the original on 5 August 2020 2594:from the original on 5 August 2020 2588:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1905.tb08370.x 2501:from the original on 5 August 2020 2396: 1533:. Moreover, meerkats have a clear 1434:The meerkat has 36 teeth with the 1335: 14: 11027: 6520:Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose ( 4765: 4682:. 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W. (2014). 2547:Desmarest, A. G. (1804). 1961:The meerkat is listed as 1875:captivity is 20.6 years. 1687:South African springhares 1281: 1225: 1218: 1150: 1125: 1118: 1084: 1059: 1052: 1040: 1011: 986: 979: 972: 945: 938: 931: 918: 643: 379: 372: 362: 353: 315: 310: 291: 284: 176:Scientific classification 174: 152: 143: 135: 126: 39: 10333:Evolution of eusociality 10131:Stoat/Beringian ermine ( 9999:African clawless otter ( 9751:African striped weasel ( 9564:Yellow-throated marten ( 9440:Formosan ferret-badger ( 9144:Western mountain coati ( 9135:Eastern mountain coati ( 9052:Western lowland olingo ( 9034:Eastern lowland olingo ( 8862:Southern spotted skunk ( 8556:Southern elephant seal ( 8547:Northern elephant seal ( 8337:Pagophilus groenlandicus 7114:("dog-like" carnivorans) 6927:Stripe-necked mongoose ( 6548:Mungotictis decemlineata 5423:Herpailurus yagouaroundi 4870:("cat-like" carnivorans) 4632:. Series 1. 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S. (2003). 2932:Encyclopedia of Deserts 2902:"Marvelous mammal eyes" 2062:Oxford Scientific Films 1744: 1671:four-striped grass mice 1457:, the meerkat has four 1386:The meerkat is a small 829:Phylogeny and evolution 138:Tswalu Kalahari Reserve 10017:Congo clawless otter ( 9920:Hydrictis maculicollis 9918:Spotted-necked otter ( 9877:Southern river otter ( 9828:Pteronura brasiliensis 9591:European pine marten ( 9102:South American coati ( 8830:Palawan stink badger ( 8156:New Zealand sea lion ( 7221:Japanese raccoon dog ( 6918:Crab-eating mongoose ( 6873:Indian grey mongoose ( 6496:Ring-tailed vontsira ( 6307:(bone-crushing hyenas) 6002:Central African oyan ( 5563:Chinese mountain cat ( 4678:Macdonald, D. (1999). 4412:10.1098/rspb.2019.1993 4266:10.1098/rsbl.2012.1054 4081:10.1006/anbe.2003.2209 3699:10.1098/rspb.2001.1772 3444:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0463 3395:10.1098/rspb.2007.0316 2900:Miller, S. S. (2007). 2481:Moller, L. A. (2017). 1904: 1833: 1822: 1809: 1775:southern anteater-chat 1754: 1710: 1636: 1595:pale chanting goshawks 1577: 1569: 1565:Meerkats fighting, in 1515:cooperatively breeding 1509: 1501: 836:2.59 to 0.01 723: 695: 670:the meerkat is called 11006:Carnivorans of Africa 10886:Paleobiology Database 10601:The Bees of the World 10257:Back-striped weasel ( 10203:Black-footed ferret ( 9975:Smooth-coated otter ( 9753:Poecilogale albinucha 9422:Javan ferret-badger ( 9308:Sumatran hog badger ( 9290:Northern hog badger ( 8984:Crab-eating raccoon ( 8889:Pygmy spotted skunk ( 8610:Lobodon carcinophagus 8346:Histriophoca fasciata 8139:Australian sea lion ( 8085:California sea lion ( 7834:American black bear ( 7576:Black-backed jackal ( 7567:Side-striped jackal ( 7407:Chrysocyon brachyurus 6831:Long-nosed mongoose ( 6104:Rusty-spotted genet ( 5941:Large-spotted civet ( 5790:Sulawesi palm civet ( 5719:Owston's palm civet ( 5293:Andean mountain cat ( 4587:. In Cheu, J. (ed.). 4452:Nature Climate Change 4298:cooperative mammal". 4162:10.1007/s002650000248 3509:Fitch, W. T. (2012). 3363:10.1093/beheco/arg040 3353:10.1093/beheco/arg040 3287:Ecology and Evolution 3132:10.1093/beheco/arz190 2867:Nowak, R. M. (2005). 2751:Paleobiology Database 2219:: e.T41624A45209377. 1996:Kuruman River Reserve 1902: 1881:inbreeding depression 1828: 1820: 1804: 1786:. Meerkats often eat 1783:Kalaharituber pfeilii 1752: 1713:Further information: 1704: 1658:Cape ground squirrels 1634: 1575: 1564: 1507: 1499: 1492:Ecology and behaviour 1157:Crossarchus alexandri 1153:Alexander's kusimanse 1062:Common dwarf mongoose 822:Crawford-Cabral, 1971 717: 345:Crawford-Cabral, 1971 136:A mob of meerkats in 10072:Long-tailed weasel ( 9650:Lyncodon patagonicus 9299:Greater hog badger ( 8821:Sunda stink badger ( 8511:Hawaiian monk seal ( 8234:Guadalupe fur seal ( 8207:Antarctic fur seal ( 8198:Galápagos fur seal ( 8094:Galápagos sea lion ( 7212:Common raccoon dog ( 7064:Cape gray mongoose ( 7004:Jackson's mongoose ( 6964:Paracynictis selousi 6955:Cynictis penicillata 6579:Durrell's vontsira ( 6167:Giant forest genet ( 5959:Large Indian civet ( 5899:Small Indian civet ( 5508:Sunda leopard cat ( 5284:Southern tiger cat ( 5220:African golden cat ( 4897:African palm civet ( 4746:American Ethnologist 4579:Sweeney, G. (2013). 4556:. BBC. 2 June 2010. 4237:on 26 February 2020. 4098:on 26 February 2019. 3744:10.1075/is.5.3.02man 3155:Ewer, R. F. (1998). 2759:on 22 September 2022 1805:Pregnant meerkat in 1645:temperature gradient 1603:black-backed jackals 1482:basal metabolic rate 1132:Crossarchus obscurus 905:genetically diverged 901:Cynictis penicillata 664:native South African 558:areas, and in large 527:Meerkats are highly 10636:Journey to the Ants 10115:M. aistoodonnivalis 9951:Hairy-nosed otter ( 9868:Neotropical otter ( 9648:Patagonian weasel ( 9111:White-nosed coati ( 8311:Cystophora cristata 8302:Erignathus barbatus 8035:Northern fur seal ( 7812:Helarctos malayanus 7448:Atelocynus microtis 7155:U. cinereoargenteus 7046:Egyptian mongoose ( 6973:Rhynchogale melleri 6971:Meller's mongoose ( 6962:Selous's mongoose ( 6946:Ichneumia albicauda 6900:Collared mongoose ( 6774:Angolan kusimanse ( 6658:Liberian mongoose ( 6011:West African oyan ( 5910:Civettictis civetta 5841:Golden palm civet ( 5799:Masked palm civet ( 5774:Arctictis binturong 5748:Hemigalus derbyanus 5746:Banded palm civet ( 5737:Hose's palm civet ( 5526:Rusty-spotted cat ( 4643:Faunce, T. (2013). 4464:2022NatCC..12..284P 4365:1985Sci...229.1277B 4359:(4719): 1277–1281. 4204:2006Sci...313..227T 3732:Interaction Studies 3693:(1484): 2485–2491. 3389:(1618): 1603–1609. 3252:10.1038/nature19758 3244:2016Natur.538..233G 2664:Meerkat (Suricate)" 2140:Compare the Meerkat 2034:tick-borne diseases 1844:Courtship behaviour 1829:Meerkats mating in 1667:Cape grey mongooses 1535:dominance hierarchy 1486:metabolic processes 1291:long-nosed mongoose 1268:Herpestes ichneumon 897:Rhynchogale melleri 779:Orange River Colony 755:zoological specimen 720:Robert Jacob Gordon 146:Conservation status 10709:Suricata_suricatta 10695:Suricata suricatta 10665:Suricata suricatta 10230:European polecat ( 10063:Colombian weasel ( 9713:(African polecats) 9341:Caucasian badger ( 9269:(Eurasian badgers) 8719:(hog-nosed skunks) 8456:("southern seals") 8355:Halichoerus grypus 8286:("northern seals") 8158:Phocarctos hookeri 8063:Eumetopias jubatus 8061:Steller sea lion ( 7843:Asian black bear ( 7593:African wild dog ( 7547:(wolf-like canids) 6824:Atilax paludinosus 6783:Common kusimanse ( 6710:Dologale dybowskii 6682:Gambian mongoose ( 6466:Western falanouc ( 6457:Eastern falanouc ( 6426:Cryptoprocta ferox 6331:Parahyaena brunnea 6086:Johnston's genet ( 6041:Abyssinian genet ( 5993:(African linsangs) 5901:Viverricula indica 5832:Brown palm civet ( 5823:Asian palm civet ( 5730:Cynogale bennettii 5721:Chrotogale owstoni 5617:European wildcat ( 5608:Black-footed cat ( 5198:Leptailurus serval 5166:Asian golden cat ( 4932:(Asiatic linsangs) 4739:on 9 October 2007. 4406:(1917): 20191993. 4254:Biological Letters 4146:Suricata suricatta 3978:Functional Ecology 3481:Journal of Zoology 3477:Suricata suricatta 3340:Behavioral Ecology 3334:Suricata suricatta 3120:Behavioral Ecology 2975:Schreber, 1776)". 2973:Suricata suricatta 2740:Suricata suricatta 2662:Suricata suricatta 2302:Suricata suricatta 2205:Suricata suricatta 2064:that was aired on 1905: 1834: 1823: 1810: 1755: 1711: 1663:African pygmy mice 1637: 1578: 1570: 1510: 1502: 1500:A pack of meerkats 1474:thermoneutral zone 1379:Skull of a meerkat 1303:Atilax paludinosus 953:Suricata suricatta 879:(dwarf mongoose), 863:eusocial mongoose 761:was first used by 759:Suricata suricatta 724: 496:Suricata suricatta 295:Suricata suricatta 10968: 10967: 10916:Viverra suricatta 10873:Open Tree of Life 10657:Taxon identifiers 10648: 10647: 10562:Bees in mythology 10285: 10284: 10281: 10280: 10277: 10276: 10273: 10272: 10269: 10268: 10248:Siberian weasel ( 10239:American ermine ( 10167:Japanese weasel ( 10122:Mountain weasel ( 10106: 10029: 10028: 9815: 9800: 9799: 9796: 9795: 9784:Striped polecat ( 9734:Marbled polecat ( 9716: 9701: 9700: 9673: 9621: 9620: 9600:Japanese marten ( 9546:American marten ( 9539: 9397:M. cucphuongensis 9388: 9371: 9370: 9359:European badger ( 9332:Japanese badger ( 9272: 9225:American badger ( 9188: 9187: 9184: 9183: 9160: 9159: 9156: 9155: 9084: 9043:Northern olingo ( 9027: 9002:Cozumel raccoon ( 8977: 8901: 8900: 8855: 8814: 8722: 8703: 8645: 8644: 8641: 8640: 8637: 8636: 8633: 8632: 8629: 8628: 8619:Ommatophoca rossi 8592:Hydrurga leptonyx 8579: 8576:(Antarctic seals) 8549:M. angustirostris 8540: 8523: 8522: 8489:Monachus monachus 8476: 8459: 8444: 8443: 8440: 8439: 8289: 8272: 8255: 8254: 8117:Otaria flavescens 8106: 8105: 8017: 7985:Odobenus rosmarus 7949: 7948: 7945: 7944: 7941: 7940: 7937: 7936: 7900: 7877: 7876: 7873: 7872: 7775:Spectacled bear ( 7733: 7709: 7708: 7705: 7704: 7701: 7700: 7549: 7536: 7535: 7455:Crab-eating fox ( 7446:Short-eared dog ( 7394: 7379: 7366: 7365: 7248: 7190:Otocyon megalotis 7134: 7101: 7100: 7097: 7096: 7093: 7092: 7089: 7088: 7085: 7084: 6953:Yellow mongoose ( 6804: 6803: 6691:Banded mongoose ( 6660:Liberiictus kuhni 6614: 6595: 6594: 6591: 6590: 6478: 6477: 6404: 6373: 6372: 6369: 6368: 6365: 6364: 6309: 6270: 6236: 6235: 6232: 6231: 6228: 6227: 6200: 6199: 6196: 6195: 6192: 6191: 6188: 6187: 6140:Servaline genet ( 6059:Bourlon's genet ( 6034: 5995: 5971: 5970: 5853: 5852: 5825:P. hermaphroditus 5677: 5676: 5673: 5672: 5669: 5668: 5645: 5644: 5641: 5640: 5637: 5636: 5633: 5632: 5629: 5628: 5590:African wildcat ( 5547: 5546: 5517:Flat-headed cat ( 5457: 5456: 5241: 5240: 5178: 5177: 5092: 5091: 5088: 5087: 5016:Clouded leopard ( 4975: 4950:Spotted linsang ( 4934: 4899:Nandinia binotata 4702:(12): R442–R443. 4598:978-0-7864-4601-8 4300:Molecular Ecology 4198:(5784): 227–229. 3826:978-0-12-800286-5 3632:(10): 1927–1934. 3293:(13): 4401–4407. 3238:(7624): 233–237. 3200:978-1-61530-385-4 3168:978-0-8014-8493-3 2942:978-0-8061-3146-7 2915:978-0-7614-2519-9 2906:All Kinds of Eyes 2886:978-0-8018-8033-9 2834:978-1-4729-5080-2 2722:(in Portuguese). 2677:978-1-4081-8994-8 2668:Mammals of Africa 2549:"Genre Surikate, 2494:978-1-928424-03-1 2462:. Merriam-Webster 2434:. Merriam-Webster 2397:Harper, Douglas. 2375:978-0-8018-8221-0 2348:Wozencraft, W. C. 2336:on 15 March 2016. 2311:Mammalian Species 2072:in the 2012 film 1992:Tim Clutton-Brock 1715:Signalling theory 1691:white-tailed rats 1683:slender mongooses 1332: 1331: 1323: 1322: 1314: 1313: 1264:Egyptian mongoose 1204: 1203: 1195: 1194: 1186: 1185: 1177: 1176: 1168: 1167: 1102: 1101: 1029: 1028: 1018:Liberiictis kuhni 1014:Liberian mongoose 893:Meller's mongoose 838:million years ago 739:Viverra suricatta 732:Cape of Good Hope 654:), deriving from 487: 486: 480: 472: 460: 452: 444: 436: 428: 424:Suricata capensis 420: 412: 401: 397:Viverra suricatta 393: 277:S. suricatta 169: 11023: 10961: 10960: 10948: 10947: 10935: 10934: 10933: 10907: 10906: 10894: 10893: 10881: 10880: 10868: 10867: 10855: 10854: 10842: 10841: 10829: 10828: 10816: 10815: 10803: 10802: 10790: 10789: 10777: 10776: 10764: 10763: 10751: 10750: 10738: 10737: 10725: 10724: 10712: 10711: 10699: 10698: 10697: 10684: 10683: 10682: 10652: 10651: 10588:The Dancing Bees 10420: 10312: 10305: 10298: 10289: 10288: 10221:Malayan weasel ( 10140:Steppe polecat ( 10113:Sichuan weasel ( 10105: 10104: 10100: 10040: 10039: 9977:L. perspicillata 9942:Eurasian otter ( 9819: 9818: 9814: 9813: 9809: 9720: 9719: 9715: 9714: 9710: 9689:Greater grison ( 9672: 9671: 9667: 9641: 9640: 9632: 9631: 9582:Nilgiri marten ( 9555:Pacific marten ( 9538: 9537: 9533: 9459: 9458: 9442:M. subaurantiaca 9387: 9386: 9385:(ferret-badgers) 9382: 9276: 9275: 9271: 9270: 9266: 9218: 9217: 9207: 9206: 9194: 9193: 9088: 9087: 9083: 9082: 9078: 9026: 9025: 9021: 8976: 8975: 8971: 8912: 8911: 8854: 8853: 8852:(spotted skunks) 8849: 8813: 8812: 8808: 8721: 8720: 8716: 8707: 8706: 8702: 8701: 8693: 8664: 8663: 8651: 8650: 8608:Crabeater seal ( 8583: 8582: 8578: 8577: 8573: 8539: 8538: 8537:(elephant seals) 8534: 8513:N. schauinslandi 8480: 8479: 8475: 8474: 8470: 8463: 8462: 8458: 8457: 8453: 8328: 8327: 8293: 8292: 8288: 8287: 8283: 8276: 8275: 8271: 8270: 8264: 8225:Brown fur seal ( 8200:A. galapagoensis 8087:Z. californianus 8054: 8053: 8021: 8020: 8016: 8015: 8001: 7971: 7970: 7963: 7955: 7954: 7899: 7898: 7894: 7888: 7887: 7803:Melursus ursinus 7794: 7793: 7737: 7736: 7732: 7729: 7722: 7721: 7689:Ethiopian wolf ( 7553: 7552: 7548: 7545: 7398: 7397: 7393: 7390: 7383: 7382: 7378: 7375: 7264:Blanford's fox ( 7247: 7240: 7181: 7180: 7139: 7138: 7133: 7130: 7123: 7122: 7115: 7107: 7106: 6909:Ruddy mongoose ( 6891:Javan mongoose ( 6822:Marsh mongoose ( 6815: 6814: 6794:C. platycephalus 6627: 6626: 6618: 6617: 6613: 6610: 6608: 6489: 6488: 6433:Malagasy civet ( 6417: 6416: 6408: 6407: 6403: 6398: 6391: 6390: 6386: 6313: 6312: 6308: 6305: 6274: 6273: 6269: 6266: 6259: 6258: 6255: 6254: 6242: 6241: 6206: 6205: 6033: 6030: 5994: 5991: 5982: 5981: 5892: 5891: 5888: 5877: 5876: 5872: 5859: 5858: 5765: 5764: 5707: 5706: 5696: 5695: 5683: 5682: 5477:Otocolobus manul 5468: 5467: 5390: 5389: 5266:Geoffroy's cat ( 5189: 5188: 5119: 5118: 5110: 5109: 5105: 4993: 4992: 4984: 4983: 4980: 4979: 4974: 4971: 4964: 4963: 4941:Banded linsang ( 4933: 4930: 4922: 4921: 4911: 4910: 4890: 4889: 4879: 4878: 4871: 4863: 4862: 4808: 4801: 4794: 4785: 4784: 4780: 4761: 4740: 4738: 4731: 4721: 4711: 4693: 4683: 4665: 4664: 4662: 4660: 4649:The Conversation 4640: 4634: 4633: 4621: 4615: 4614: 4612: 4610: 4576: 4570: 4569: 4567: 4565: 4550: 4544: 4543: 4541: 4539: 4520: 4514: 4513: 4511: 4509: 4483: 4443: 4434: 4433: 4423: 4391: 4385: 4384: 4348: 4342: 4341: 4323: 4306:(11): 2788–804. 4294: 4288: 4287: 4277: 4245: 4239: 4238: 4236: 4230:. 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10929: 10928: 10923: 10910: 10902: 10897: 10889: 10884: 10876: 10871: 10863: 10860:Observation.org 10858: 10850: 10845: 10837: 10832: 10824: 10819: 10811: 10806: 10798: 10793: 10785: 10780: 10772: 10767: 10759: 10754: 10746: 10741: 10733: 10728: 10720: 10715: 10707: 10702: 10693: 10692: 10687: 10678: 10677: 10672: 10659: 10649: 10644: 10609:Bert Hölldobler 10583:Karl von Frisch 10576:Pioneers, works 10571: 10550: 10421: 10412: 10406:Worker policing 10391:Social conflict 10371:Kin recognition 10356:Group selection 10342:Social insects 10321: 10316: 10286: 10265: 10241:M. richardsonii 10185:European mink ( 10102: 10101: 10099: 10089: 10081:American mink ( 10054:Amazon weasel ( 10025: 9983: 9959: 9926: 9909: 9885: 9834: 9811: 9810: 9808: 9792: 9759: 9742: 9712: 9711: 9709: 9697: 9680:Lesser grison ( 9669: 9668: 9666: 9656: 9617: 9535: 9534: 9532: 9522: 9498: 9474: 9448: 9384: 9383: 9381: 9367: 9316: 9268: 9267: 9265: 9257: 9233: 9214: 9201: 9180: 9152: 9119: 9080: 9079: 9077: 9069: 9023: 9022: 9020: 9010: 8973: 8972: 8970: 8960: 8927: 8897: 8864:S. angustifrons 8851: 8850: 8848: 8838: 8811:(stink badgers) 8810: 8809: 8807: 8797: 8789:Striped skunk ( 8764: 8758:C. semistriatus 8718: 8717: 8715: 8695: 8694: 8692: 8684: 8678:Ailurus fulgens 8658: 8625: 8575: 8574: 8572: 8564: 8536: 8535: 8533: 8519: 8495: 8472: 8471: 8469: 8455: 8454: 8452: 8436: 8394: 8361: 8317: 8285: 8284: 8282: 8268: 8266: 8265: 8263: 8251: 8164: 8147: 8123: 8102: 8069: 8043: 8010: 8005: 8003: 8002: 8000: 7996: 7991: 7965: 7961: 7933: 7913: 7896: 7895: 7869: 7818: 7783: 7759: 7730: 7728: 7718: 7697: 7626:Golden jackal ( 7610: 7584: 7546: 7544: 7532: 7463: 7457:Cerdocyon thous 7437: 7413: 7391: 7389: 7376: 7374: 7362: 7327:Rüppell's fox ( 7241: 7239: 7229: 7214:N. procyonoides 7196: 7188:Bat-eared fox ( 7170: 7135: 7131: 7117: 7113: 7081: 7066:H. pulverulenta 7021: 6979: 6935: 6902:U. semitorquata 6857:U. auropunctata 6839: 6800: 6749: 6716: 6699: 6666: 6649: 6611: 6609: 6604: 6603: 6587: 6554: 6537: 6504: 6498:Galidia elegans 6474: 6441: 6401: 6399: 6397: 6387: 6382: 6361: 6353:Spotted hyena ( 6337: 6320:Striped hyena ( 6306: 6304: 6296: 6267: 6265: 6249: 6224: 6184: 6122:Aquatic genet ( 6113:Pardine genet ( 6050:Angolan genet ( 6031: 6029: 6019: 6004:P. richardsonii 5992: 5990: 5967: 5950:Malayan civet ( 5916: 5908:African civet ( 5884: 5883: 5873: 5868: 5867: 5863: 5849: 5807: 5754: 5739:Diplogale hosei 5703: 5690: 5665: 5625: 5543: 5483: 5463: 5453: 5429: 5412: 5385: 5379: 5353:Eurasian lynx ( 5328: 5237: 5204: 5184: 5174: 5141: 5114: 5106: 5101: 5084: 5024: 4976: 4972: 4958: 4931: 4918: 4905: 4886: 4873: 4869: 4857: 4819: 4812: 4771: 4768: 4736: 4729: 4696:Current Biology 4691: 4674: 4672:Further reading 4669: 4668: 4658: 4656: 4641: 4637: 4626:A Family Affair 4623: 4622: 4618: 4608: 4606: 4599: 4577: 4573: 4563: 4561: 4552: 4551: 4547: 4537: 4535: 4522: 4521: 4517: 4507: 4505: 4444: 4437: 4392: 4388: 4349: 4345: 4295: 4291: 4260:(1): 20121054. 4246: 4242: 4234: 4187: 4181: 4177: 4142: 4138: 4107: 4103: 4095: 4064: 4058: 4054: 4030:10.1.1.912.2106 4013: 4009: 3970: 3961: 3934:Economic Botany 3930: 3926: 3916: 3914: 3910: 3879: 3873: 3869: 3838: 3834: 3827: 3812: 3808: 3798: 3796: 3792: 3761: 3755: 3751: 3728: 3724: 3679: 3668: 3658: 3656: 3652: 3621: 3615: 3611: 3601: 3599: 3595: 3564: 3558: 3554: 3507: 3500: 3473: 3469: 3432:Biology Letters 3424: 3420: 3375: 3371: 3328: 3324: 3279: 3275: 3224: 3220: 3210: 3208: 3201: 3183: 3176: 3169: 3153: 3149: 3112: 3108: 3077: 3070: 3063: 3049: 3004: 2969: 2962: 2952: 2950: 2943: 2927: 2923: 2916: 2898: 2894: 2887: 2865: 2854: 2844: 2842: 2835: 2819: 2815: 2776: 2772: 2762: 2760: 2736: 2735: 2731: 2716: 2712: 2689: 2685: 2678: 2656: 2607: 2597: 2595: 2568: 2564: 2545: 2541: 2518: 2514: 2504: 2502: 2495: 2479: 2475: 2465: 2463: 2452: 2451: 2447: 2437: 2435: 2424: 2423: 2419: 2409: 2407: 2395: 2391: 2376: 2345: 2341: 2333: 2319:10.2307/3504085 2306: 2296: 2241: 2231: 2229: 2199: 2188: 2178: 2176: 2163: 2162: 2158: 2153: 2122: 2115: 2108: 2101: 2094: 2087: 2084: 2070:floating island 2052:anthropomorphic 2010: 2004: 1971:Kalahari Desert 1959: 1939:in Namibia and 1897: 1839:sexually mature 1815: 1747: 1717: 1699: 1629: 1615: 1599:bat-eared foxes 1529:distinction in 1494: 1440: 1439: 1406:) and possibly 1400:dwarf mongooses 1384: 1383: 1382: 1381: 1380: 1377: 1368: 1367: 1366: 1363: 1354: 1353: 1352: 1349: 1338: 1336:Characteristics 1333: 1324: 1315: 1205: 1196: 1187: 1178: 1169: 1103: 1030: 989:Banded mongoose 903:). The meerkat 834: 831: 821: 813:Bradfield, 1936 812: 803: 801:S. s. suricatta 763:Oldfield Thomas 736:scientific name 712: 688:yellow mongoose 672:graatjiemeerkat 663: 625:Old High German 617: 483: 479:Bradfield, 1936 435:Desmarest, 1819 427:Desmarest, 1804 405:V. tetradactyla 385: 384: 368: 364: 349: 344: 337:Bradfield, 1936 336: 327: 325:S. s. suricatta 321: 320: 306: 299: 293: 280: 178: 170: 159: 155: 148: 122: 120: 119: 118: 117: 112: 107: 102: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 45: 44: 41: 33: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 11029: 11019: 11018: 11013: 11008: 11003: 10998: 10993: 10988: 10983: 10966: 10965: 10963: 10962: 10949: 10936: 10920: 10918: 10912: 10911: 10909: 10908: 10895: 10882: 10869: 10856: 10843: 10830: 10817: 10804: 10791: 10778: 10765: 10752: 10739: 10726: 10713: 10700: 10685: 10669: 10667: 10661: 10660: 10646: 10645: 10643: 10642: 10641: 10640: 10632: 10624: 10611: 10606: 10605: 10604: 10593: 10592: 10591: 10579: 10577: 10573: 10572: 10570: 10569: 10564: 10558: 10556: 10552: 10551: 10549: 10548: 10543: 10542: 10541: 10529: 10528: 10527: 10517: 10516: 10515: 10503: 10502: 10501: 10489: 10488: 10487: 10482: 10480:Dwarf mongoose 10477: 10467: 10466: 10465: 10460: 10455: 10450: 10445: 10440: 10429: 10427: 10423: 10422: 10415: 10413: 10411: 10410: 10409: 10408: 10403: 10398: 10393: 10388: 10383: 10378: 10373: 10368: 10363: 10358: 10353: 10348: 10340: 10335: 10329: 10327: 10323: 10322: 10315: 10314: 10307: 10300: 10292: 10283: 10282: 10279: 10278: 10275: 10274: 10271: 10270: 10267: 10266: 10264: 10263: 10259:M. strigidorsa 10254: 10245: 10236: 10227: 10218: 10212:Least weasel ( 10209: 10200: 10191: 10182: 10173: 10164: 10158:Haida ermine ( 10155: 10146: 10142:M. eversmannii 10137: 10128: 10119: 10109: 10107: 10091: 10090: 10088: 10087: 10078: 10069: 10060: 10050: 10048: 10037: 10031: 10030: 10027: 10026: 10024: 10023: 10014: 10005: 9995: 9993: 9985: 9984: 9982: 9981: 9971: 9969: 9961: 9960: 9958: 9957: 9948: 9938: 9936: 9928: 9927: 9925: 9924: 9914: 9911: 9910: 9908: 9907: 9897: 9895: 9887: 9886: 9884: 9883: 9874: 9870:L. longicaudis 9865: 9859:Marine otter ( 9856: 9846: 9844: 9836: 9835: 9833: 9832: 9822: 9816: 9802: 9801: 9798: 9797: 9794: 9793: 9791: 9790: 9781: 9771: 9769: 9761: 9760: 9758: 9757: 9747: 9744: 9743: 9741: 9740: 9730: 9728: 9717: 9703: 9702: 9699: 9698: 9696: 9695: 9686: 9676: 9674: 9658: 9657: 9655: 9654: 9644: 9638: 9629: 9623: 9622: 9619: 9618: 9616: 9615: 9606: 9597: 9588: 9579: 9573:Beech marten ( 9570: 9561: 9552: 9542: 9540: 9524: 9523: 9521: 9520: 9510: 9508: 9500: 9499: 9497: 9496: 9486: 9484: 9476: 9475: 9473: 9472: 9462: 9456: 9450: 9449: 9447: 9446: 9437: 9428: 9419: 9410: 9401: 9391: 9389: 9373: 9372: 9369: 9368: 9366: 9365: 9356: 9350:Asian badger ( 9347: 9338: 9328: 9326: 9318: 9317: 9315: 9314: 9305: 9296: 9292:A. albogularis 9286: 9284: 9273: 9259: 9258: 9256: 9255: 9249:Honey badger ( 9245: 9243: 9235: 9234: 9232: 9231: 9221: 9215: 9210: 9203: 9202: 9190: 9189: 9186: 9185: 9182: 9181: 9179: 9178: 9177: 9176: 9170: 9168: 9162: 9161: 9158: 9157: 9154: 9153: 9151: 9150: 9141: 9131: 9129: 9121: 9120: 9118: 9117: 9108: 9098: 9096: 9085: 9071: 9070: 9068: 9067: 9058: 9049: 9040: 9030: 9028: 9012: 9011: 9009: 9008: 8999: 8990: 8986:P. cancrivorus 8980: 8978: 8962: 8961: 8959: 8958: 8954:B. sumichrasti 8949: 8939: 8937: 8929: 8928: 8926: 8925: 8915: 8909: 8903: 8902: 8899: 8898: 8896: 8895: 8886: 8877: 8868: 8858: 8856: 8840: 8839: 8837: 8836: 8827: 8817: 8815: 8799: 8798: 8796: 8795: 8786: 8780:Hooded skunk ( 8776: 8774: 8766: 8765: 8763: 8762: 8753: 8744: 8735: 8725: 8723: 8704: 8686: 8685: 8683: 8682: 8672: 8670: 8660: 8659: 8647: 8646: 8643: 8642: 8639: 8638: 8635: 8634: 8631: 8630: 8627: 8626: 8624: 8623: 8614: 8605: 8599:Weddell seal ( 8596: 8590:Leopard seal ( 8586: 8580: 8566: 8565: 8563: 8562: 8553: 8543: 8541: 8525: 8524: 8521: 8520: 8518: 8517: 8507: 8505: 8497: 8496: 8494: 8493: 8483: 8477: 8460: 8446: 8445: 8442: 8441: 8438: 8437: 8435: 8434: 8425: 8416: 8410:Caspian seal ( 8406: 8404: 8396: 8395: 8393: 8392: 8383: 8377:Spotted seal ( 8373: 8371: 8363: 8362: 8360: 8359: 8350: 8341: 8331: 8325: 8319: 8318: 8316: 8315: 8306: 8300:Bearded seal ( 8296: 8290: 8273: 8269:or true seals) 8267:(earless seals 8257: 8256: 8253: 8252: 8250: 8249: 8240: 8231: 8222: 8213: 8204: 8195: 8186: 8176: 8174: 8166: 8165: 8163: 8162: 8152: 8149: 8148: 8146: 8145: 8135: 8133: 8125: 8124: 8122: 8121: 8111: 8108: 8107: 8104: 8103: 8101: 8100: 8091: 8081: 8079: 8071: 8070: 8068: 8067: 8057: 8051: 8045: 8044: 8042: 8041: 8031: 8029: 8018: 7993: 7992: 7990: 7989: 7979: 7977: 7967: 7966: 7951: 7950: 7947: 7946: 7943: 7942: 7939: 7938: 7935: 7934: 7932: 7931: 7930: 7929: 7923: 7921: 7915: 7914: 7912: 7911: 7910: 7909: 7903: 7901: 7885: 7879: 7878: 7875: 7874: 7871: 7870: 7868: 7867: 7858: 7849: 7840: 7830: 7828: 7820: 7819: 7817: 7816: 7807: 7797: 7791: 7785: 7784: 7782: 7781: 7771: 7769: 7761: 7760: 7758: 7757: 7753:A. melanoleuca 7747: 7745: 7734: 7719: 7714: 7711: 7710: 7707: 7706: 7703: 7702: 7699: 7698: 7696: 7695: 7686: 7677: 7671:Eastern wolf ( 7668: 7659: 7653:African wolf ( 7650: 7641: 7635:Domestic dog ( 7632: 7622: 7620: 7612: 7611: 7609: 7608: 7599: 7589: 7586: 7585: 7583: 7582: 7573: 7563: 7561: 7550: 7538: 7537: 7534: 7533: 7531: 7530: 7521: 7515:Sechuran fox ( 7512: 7508:L. gymnocercus 7503: 7494: 7488:Darwin's fox ( 7485: 7475: 7473: 7465: 7464: 7462: 7461: 7452: 7442: 7439: 7438: 7436: 7435: 7425: 7423: 7415: 7414: 7412: 7411: 7401: 7395: 7380: 7368: 7367: 7364: 7363: 7361: 7360: 7351: 7342: 7333: 7324: 7315: 7306: 7297: 7288: 7279: 7270: 7261: 7257:V. bengalensis 7251: 7249: 7231: 7230: 7228: 7227: 7218: 7208: 7206: 7198: 7197: 7195: 7194: 7184: 7178: 7172: 7171: 7169: 7168: 7159: 7149: 7147: 7136: 7126: 7119: 7118: 7103: 7102: 7099: 7098: 7095: 7094: 7091: 7090: 7087: 7086: 7083: 7082: 7080: 7079: 7070: 7061: 7052: 7043: 7033: 7031: 7023: 7022: 7020: 7019: 7010: 7001: 6997:B. crassicauda 6991: 6989: 6981: 6980: 6978: 6977: 6968: 6959: 6950: 6940: 6937: 6936: 6934: 6933: 6924: 6915: 6906: 6897: 6888: 6879: 6870: 6861: 6851: 6849: 6841: 6840: 6838: 6837: 6828: 6818: 6812: 6806: 6805: 6802: 6801: 6799: 6798: 6789: 6780: 6771: 6761: 6759: 6751: 6750: 6748: 6747: 6738: 6728: 6726: 6718: 6717: 6715: 6714: 6704: 6701: 6700: 6698: 6697: 6688: 6678: 6676: 6668: 6667: 6665: 6664: 6654: 6651: 6650: 6648: 6647: 6637: 6635: 6624: 6615: 6597: 6596: 6593: 6592: 6589: 6588: 6586: 6585: 6576: 6566: 6564: 6556: 6555: 6553: 6552: 6542: 6539: 6538: 6536: 6535: 6531:G. grandidieri 6526: 6516: 6514: 6506: 6505: 6503: 6502: 6492: 6486: 6480: 6479: 6476: 6475: 6473: 6472: 6463: 6453: 6451: 6443: 6442: 6440: 6439: 6430: 6420: 6414: 6405: 6388: 6378: 6375: 6374: 6371: 6370: 6367: 6366: 6363: 6362: 6360: 6359: 6349: 6347: 6339: 6338: 6336: 6335: 6326: 6316: 6310: 6298: 6297: 6295: 6294: 6284: 6282: 6271: 6251: 6250: 6238: 6237: 6234: 6233: 6230: 6229: 6226: 6225: 6223: 6222: 6221: 6220: 6214: 6212: 6202: 6201: 6198: 6197: 6194: 6193: 6190: 6189: 6186: 6185: 6183: 6182: 6173: 6164: 6155: 6146: 6137: 6128: 6119: 6110: 6101: 6095:Letaba genet ( 6092: 6083: 6077:Common genet ( 6074: 6065: 6056: 6047: 6037: 6035: 6021: 6020: 6018: 6017: 6008: 5998: 5996: 5979: 5973: 5972: 5969: 5968: 5966: 5965: 5956: 5947: 5938: 5928: 5926: 5918: 5917: 5915: 5914: 5905: 5895: 5889: 5874: 5862: 5855: 5854: 5851: 5850: 5848: 5847: 5843:P. zeylonensis 5838: 5829: 5819: 5817: 5809: 5808: 5806: 5805: 5801:Paguma larvata 5796: 5787: 5778: 5768: 5762: 5756: 5755: 5753: 5752: 5743: 5734: 5725: 5715: 5713: 5704: 5699: 5692: 5691: 5679: 5678: 5675: 5674: 5671: 5670: 5667: 5666: 5664: 5663: 5662: 5661: 5655: 5653: 5647: 5646: 5643: 5642: 5639: 5638: 5635: 5634: 5631: 5630: 5627: 5626: 5624: 5623: 5614: 5605: 5596: 5587: 5578: 5572:Domestic cat ( 5569: 5559: 5557: 5549: 5548: 5545: 5544: 5542: 5541: 5532: 5528:P. rubiginosus 5523: 5514: 5505: 5501:P. bengalensis 5495: 5493: 5485: 5484: 5482: 5481: 5475:Pallas's cat ( 5471: 5465: 5459: 5458: 5455: 5454: 5452: 5451: 5441: 5439: 5431: 5430: 5428: 5427: 5417: 5414: 5413: 5411: 5410: 5400: 5398: 5387: 5381: 5380: 5378: 5377: 5368: 5362:Iberian lynx ( 5359: 5350: 5340: 5338: 5330: 5329: 5327: 5326: 5317: 5308: 5299: 5290: 5281: 5272: 5263: 5253: 5251: 5243: 5242: 5239: 5238: 5236: 5235: 5226: 5216: 5214: 5206: 5205: 5203: 5202: 5192: 5186: 5180: 5179: 5176: 5175: 5173: 5172: 5163: 5153: 5151: 5143: 5142: 5140: 5139: 5129: 5127: 5116: 5107: 5097: 5094: 5093: 5090: 5089: 5086: 5085: 5083: 5082: 5073: 5064: 5055: 5046: 5040:Snow leopard ( 5036: 5034: 5026: 5025: 5023: 5022: 5013: 5003: 5001: 4990: 4977: 4967: 4960: 4959: 4957: 4956: 4947: 4937: 4935: 4919: 4914: 4907: 4906: 4904: 4903: 4893: 4887: 4882: 4875: 4874: 4859: 4858: 4856: 4855: 4853:Laurasiatheria 4849: 4843: 4837: 4831: 4824: 4821: 4820: 4811: 4810: 4803: 4796: 4788: 4782: 4781: 4767: 4766:External links 4764: 4763: 4762: 4752:(2): 241–258. 4741: 4722: 4684: 4673: 4670: 4667: 4666: 4635: 4616: 4597: 4571: 4545: 4524:"KMP research" 4515: 4458:(3): 284–290. 4435: 4386: 4343: 4289: 4240: 4175: 4156:(6): 429–437. 4136: 4101: 4075:(3): 531–540. 4052: 4007: 3984:(1): 194–202. 3959: 3940:(3): 521–529. 3924: 3890:(1): 133–138. 3867: 3832: 3825: 3806: 3749: 3738:(3): 327–344. 3722: 3666: 3609: 3552: 3498: 3467: 3438:(3): 385–387. 3418: 3369: 3346:(4): 472–480. 3322: 3273: 3218: 3199: 3174: 3167: 3158:The Carnivores 3147: 3126:(2): 292–302. 3106: 3068: 3062:978-0521844185 3061: 3002: 2983:(2): 217–224. 2960: 2941: 2921: 2914: 2892: 2885: 2852: 2833: 2813: 2770: 2729: 2710: 2699:(1): 131–132. 2683: 2676: 2605: 2582:(1): 129–138. 2562: 2539: 2512: 2493: 2473: 2445: 2417: 2389: 2374: 2339: 2239: 2186: 2155: 2154: 2152: 2149: 2148: 2147: 2142: 2137: 2128: 2127: 2124:Biology portal 2113: 2110:Animals portal 2099: 2096:Mammals portal 2083: 2080: 2006:Main article: 2003: 2000: 1958: 1955: 1896: 1893: 1814: 1811: 1779:desert truffle 1746: 1743: 1698: 1695: 1628: 1625: 1614: 1611: 1587:martial eagles 1493: 1490: 1470:diurnal rhythm 1436:dental formula 1378: 1371: 1370: 1369: 1364: 1357: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1343: 1342: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1330: 1329: 1326: 1325: 1321: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1312: 1311: 1308: 1307: 1299:marsh mongoose 1280: 1277: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1224: 1219: 1217: 1211: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1202: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1193: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1166: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1149: 1146: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1124: 1119: 1117: 1109: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1100: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1058: 1053: 1051: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1027: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1010: 1007: 1006: 1003: 1002: 985: 980: 978: 973: 971: 968: 967: 964: 963: 944: 939: 937: 932: 930: 919: 917: 909: 830: 827: 826: 825: 816: 810:S. s. majoriae 807: 711: 708: 616: 613: 518:thermoregulate 485: 484: 482: 481: 473: 461: 453: 445: 440:S. namaquensis 437: 429: 421: 413: 402: 400:Schreber, 1776 394: 382: 381: 380: 377: 376: 370: 369: 363: 360: 359: 351: 350: 348: 347: 339: 334:S. s. majoriae 331: 318: 317: 316: 313: 312: 308: 307: 300: 289: 288: 282: 281: 274: 272: 268: 267: 260: 256: 255: 250: 246: 245: 240: 236: 235: 230: 226: 225: 220: 216: 215: 210: 206: 205: 200: 196: 195: 190: 186: 185: 172: 171: 153: 150: 149: 144: 141: 140: 133: 132: 124: 123: 115: 114: 113: 108: 103: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 42: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 11028: 11017: 11014: 11012: 11009: 11007: 11004: 11002: 10999: 10997: 10994: 10992: 10989: 10987: 10984: 10982: 10979: 10978: 10976: 10959: 10954: 10950: 10946: 10941: 10937: 10932: 10926: 10922: 10921: 10919: 10917: 10913: 10905: 10900: 10896: 10892: 10887: 10883: 10879: 10874: 10870: 10866: 10861: 10857: 10853: 10848: 10844: 10840: 10835: 10831: 10827: 10822: 10818: 10814: 10809: 10805: 10801: 10796: 10792: 10788: 10783: 10779: 10775: 10770: 10766: 10762: 10757: 10753: 10749: 10744: 10740: 10736: 10731: 10727: 10723: 10718: 10714: 10710: 10705: 10701: 10696: 10690: 10686: 10681: 10675: 10671: 10670: 10668: 10666: 10662: 10658: 10653: 10638: 10637: 10633: 10630: 10629: 10625: 10622: 10621: 10617: 10616: 10615: 10612: 10610: 10607: 10602: 10599: 10598: 10597: 10594: 10589: 10586: 10585: 10584: 10581: 10580: 10578: 10574: 10568: 10565: 10563: 10560: 10559: 10557: 10553: 10547: 10544: 10540: 10539: 10535: 10534: 10533: 10530: 10526: 10523: 10522: 10521: 10518: 10514: 10513: 10509: 10508: 10507: 10504: 10500: 10499: 10495: 10494: 10493: 10490: 10486: 10483: 10481: 10478: 10476: 10473: 10472: 10471: 10468: 10464: 10461: 10459: 10456: 10454: 10451: 10449: 10446: 10444: 10441: 10439: 10436: 10435: 10434: 10431: 10430: 10428: 10424: 10419: 10407: 10404: 10402: 10399: 10397: 10394: 10392: 10389: 10387: 10384: 10382: 10379: 10377: 10376:Kin selection 10374: 10372: 10369: 10367: 10364: 10362: 10361:Haplodiploidy 10359: 10357: 10354: 10352: 10349: 10347: 10344: 10343: 10341: 10339: 10336: 10334: 10331: 10330: 10328: 10324: 10320: 10313: 10308: 10306: 10301: 10299: 10294: 10293: 10290: 10262: 10260: 10255: 10253: 10251: 10246: 10244: 10242: 10237: 10235: 10233: 10228: 10226: 10224: 10219: 10217: 10215: 10210: 10208: 10206: 10201: 10199: 10197: 10196:M. lutreolina 10192: 10190: 10188: 10183: 10181: 10179: 10174: 10172: 10170: 10165: 10163: 10161: 10156: 10154: 10152: 10147: 10145: 10143: 10138: 10136: 10134: 10129: 10127: 10125: 10120: 10118: 10116: 10111: 10110: 10108: 10098: 10097: 10092: 10086: 10084: 10079: 10077: 10075: 10070: 10068: 10066: 10061: 10059: 10057: 10052: 10051: 10049: 10047: 10046: 10041: 10038: 10036: 10032: 10022: 10020: 10015: 10013: 10011: 10006: 10004: 10002: 9997: 9996: 9994: 9992: 9991: 9986: 9980: 9978: 9973: 9972: 9970: 9968: 9967: 9962: 9956: 9954: 9949: 9947: 9945: 9940: 9939: 9937: 9935: 9934: 9929: 9923: 9921: 9916: 9915: 9912: 9906: 9904: 9899: 9898: 9896: 9894: 9893: 9888: 9882: 9880: 9875: 9873: 9871: 9866: 9864: 9862: 9857: 9855: 9853: 9852:L. canadensis 9848: 9847: 9845: 9843: 9842: 9837: 9831: 9829: 9826:Giant otter ( 9824: 9823: 9820: 9817: 9807: 9803: 9789: 9787: 9782: 9780: 9778: 9773: 9772: 9770: 9768: 9767: 9762: 9756: 9754: 9749: 9748: 9745: 9739: 9737: 9732: 9731: 9729: 9727: 9726: 9721: 9718: 9708: 9704: 9694: 9692: 9687: 9685: 9683: 9678: 9677: 9675: 9665: 9664: 9659: 9653: 9651: 9646: 9645: 9642: 9639: 9637: 9633: 9630: 9628: 9624: 9614: 9612: 9607: 9605: 9603: 9598: 9596: 9594: 9589: 9587: 9585: 9584:M. gwatkinsii 9580: 9578: 9576: 9571: 9569: 9567: 9562: 9560: 9558: 9553: 9551: 9549: 9544: 9543: 9541: 9531: 9530: 9525: 9519: 9517: 9512: 9511: 9509: 9507: 9506: 9501: 9495: 9493: 9488: 9487: 9485: 9483: 9482: 9477: 9471: 9469: 9464: 9463: 9460: 9457: 9455: 9451: 9445: 9443: 9438: 9436: 9434: 9429: 9427: 9425: 9424:M. orientalis 9420: 9418: 9416: 9411: 9409: 9407: 9402: 9400: 9398: 9393: 9392: 9390: 9380: 9379: 9374: 9364: 9362: 9357: 9355: 9353: 9348: 9346: 9344: 9339: 9337: 9335: 9330: 9329: 9327: 9325: 9324: 9319: 9313: 9311: 9306: 9304: 9302: 9297: 9295: 9293: 9288: 9287: 9285: 9283: 9282: 9277: 9274: 9264: 9260: 9254: 9252: 9247: 9246: 9244: 9242: 9241: 9236: 9230: 9228: 9227:Taxidea taxus 9223: 9222: 9219: 9216: 9213: 9208: 9204: 9200: 9195: 9191: 9174: 9173: 9172: 9171: 9169: 9167: 9163: 9149: 9147: 9142: 9140: 9138: 9137:N. meridensis 9133: 9132: 9130: 9128: 9127: 9122: 9116: 9114: 9109: 9107: 9105: 9100: 9099: 9097: 9095: 9094: 9089: 9086: 9076: 9072: 9066: 9064: 9059: 9057: 9055: 9050: 9048: 9046: 9041: 9039: 9037: 9032: 9031: 9029: 9019: 9018: 9013: 9007: 9005: 9000: 8998: 8996: 8991: 8989: 8987: 8982: 8981: 8979: 8969: 8968: 8963: 8957: 8955: 8950: 8948: 8946: 8941: 8940: 8938: 8936: 8935: 8930: 8924: 8922: 8917: 8916: 8913: 8910: 8908: 8904: 8894: 8892: 8887: 8885: 8883: 8878: 8876: 8874: 8869: 8867: 8865: 8860: 8859: 8857: 8847: 8846: 8841: 8835: 8833: 8828: 8826: 8824: 8823:M. javanensis 8819: 8818: 8816: 8806: 8805: 8800: 8794: 8792: 8787: 8785: 8783: 8778: 8777: 8775: 8773: 8772: 8767: 8761: 8759: 8754: 8752: 8750: 8749:C. leuconotus 8745: 8743: 8741: 8740:C. humboldtii 8736: 8734: 8732: 8727: 8726: 8724: 8714: 8713: 8708: 8705: 8699: 8691: 8687: 8681: 8679: 8674: 8673: 8671: 8669: 8665: 8661: 8657: 8652: 8648: 8622: 8620: 8615: 8613: 8611: 8606: 8604: 8602: 8597: 8595: 8593: 8588: 8587: 8584: 8581: 8571: 8567: 8561: 8559: 8554: 8552: 8550: 8545: 8544: 8542: 8532: 8531: 8526: 8516: 8514: 8509: 8508: 8506: 8504: 8503: 8498: 8492: 8490: 8485: 8484: 8481: 8478: 8468: 8464: 8461: 8451: 8447: 8433: 8431: 8428:Baikal seal ( 8426: 8424: 8422: 8419:Ringed seal ( 8417: 8415: 8413: 8408: 8407: 8405: 8403: 8402: 8397: 8391: 8389: 8386:Harbor seal ( 8384: 8382: 8380: 8375: 8374: 8372: 8370: 8369: 8364: 8358: 8356: 8351: 8349: 8347: 8344:Ribbon seal ( 8342: 8340: 8338: 8333: 8332: 8329: 8326: 8324: 8320: 8314: 8312: 8309:Hooded seal ( 8307: 8305: 8303: 8298: 8297: 8294: 8291: 8281: 8277: 8274: 8262: 8258: 8248: 8246: 8245:A. tropicalis 8241: 8239: 8237: 8232: 8230: 8228: 8223: 8221: 8219: 8214: 8212: 8210: 8205: 8203: 8201: 8196: 8194: 8192: 8187: 8185: 8183: 8178: 8177: 8175: 8173: 8172: 8171:Arctocephalus 8167: 8161: 8159: 8154: 8153: 8150: 8144: 8142: 8137: 8136: 8134: 8132: 8131: 8126: 8120: 8118: 8113: 8112: 8109: 8099: 8097: 8096:Z. wollebaeki 8092: 8090: 8088: 8083: 8082: 8080: 8078: 8077: 8072: 8066: 8064: 8059: 8058: 8055: 8052: 8050: 8046: 8040: 8038: 8033: 8032: 8030: 8028: 8027: 8022: 8019: 8013: 8008: 8004:(eared seals: 7999: 7994: 7988: 7986: 7981: 7980: 7978: 7976: 7972: 7968: 7964: 7956: 7952: 7927: 7926: 7925: 7924: 7922: 7920: 7916: 7907: 7906: 7905: 7904: 7902: 7893: 7889: 7886: 7884: 7880: 7866: 7864: 7859: 7857: 7855: 7850: 7848: 7846: 7845:U. thibetanus 7841: 7839: 7837: 7836:U. americanus 7832: 7831: 7829: 7827: 7826: 7821: 7815: 7813: 7808: 7806: 7804: 7799: 7798: 7795: 7792: 7790: 7786: 7780: 7778: 7773: 7772: 7770: 7768: 7767: 7762: 7756: 7754: 7751:Giant panda ( 7749: 7748: 7746: 7744: 7743: 7738: 7735: 7727: 7723: 7720: 7717: 7712: 7694: 7692: 7687: 7685: 7683: 7678: 7676: 7674: 7669: 7667: 7665: 7660: 7658: 7656: 7651: 7649: 7647: 7642: 7640: 7638: 7637:C. familiaris 7633: 7631: 7629: 7624: 7623: 7621: 7619: 7618: 7613: 7607: 7605: 7600: 7598: 7596: 7595:Lycaon pictus 7591: 7590: 7587: 7581: 7579: 7574: 7572: 7570: 7565: 7564: 7562: 7560: 7559: 7554: 7551: 7543: 7539: 7529: 7527: 7522: 7520: 7518: 7513: 7511: 7509: 7504: 7502: 7500: 7495: 7493: 7491: 7486: 7484: 7482: 7477: 7476: 7474: 7472: 7471: 7466: 7460: 7458: 7453: 7451: 7449: 7444: 7443: 7440: 7434: 7432: 7427: 7426: 7424: 7422: 7421: 7416: 7410: 7408: 7403: 7402: 7399: 7396: 7388: 7384: 7381: 7373: 7369: 7359: 7357: 7352: 7350: 7348: 7343: 7341: 7339: 7334: 7332: 7330: 7325: 7323: 7321: 7316: 7314: 7312: 7307: 7305: 7303: 7298: 7296: 7294: 7291:Tibetan fox ( 7289: 7287: 7285: 7280: 7278: 7276: 7271: 7269: 7267: 7262: 7260: 7258: 7253: 7252: 7250: 7245: 7238: 7237: 7232: 7226: 7224: 7223:N. viverrinus 7219: 7217: 7215: 7210: 7209: 7207: 7205: 7204: 7199: 7193: 7191: 7186: 7185: 7182: 7179: 7177: 7173: 7167: 7165: 7164:U. littoralis 7160: 7158: 7156: 7151: 7150: 7148: 7146: 7145: 7140: 7137: 7129: 7124: 7120: 7116: 7108: 7104: 7078: 7076: 7071: 7069: 7067: 7062: 7060: 7058: 7053: 7051: 7049: 7044: 7042: 7040: 7039:H. flavescens 7035: 7034: 7032: 7030: 7029: 7024: 7018: 7016: 7011: 7009: 7007: 7002: 7000: 6998: 6993: 6992: 6990: 6988: 6987: 6982: 6976: 6974: 6969: 6967: 6965: 6960: 6958: 6956: 6951: 6949: 6947: 6942: 6941: 6938: 6932: 6930: 6929:U. vitticolla 6925: 6923: 6921: 6916: 6914: 6912: 6907: 6905: 6903: 6898: 6896: 6894: 6889: 6887: 6885: 6880: 6878: 6876: 6871: 6869: 6867: 6862: 6860: 6858: 6853: 6852: 6850: 6848: 6847: 6842: 6836: 6834: 6833:Xenogale naso 6829: 6827: 6825: 6820: 6819: 6816: 6813: 6811: 6807: 6797: 6795: 6790: 6788: 6786: 6781: 6779: 6777: 6772: 6770: 6768: 6763: 6762: 6760: 6758: 6757: 6752: 6746: 6744: 6739: 6737: 6735: 6730: 6729: 6727: 6725: 6724: 6719: 6713: 6711: 6706: 6705: 6702: 6696: 6694: 6689: 6687: 6685: 6680: 6679: 6677: 6675: 6674: 6669: 6663: 6661: 6656: 6655: 6652: 6646: 6644: 6639: 6638: 6636: 6634: 6633: 6628: 6625: 6623: 6619: 6616: 6607: 6606:sensu stricto 6602: 6598: 6584: 6582: 6577: 6575: 6573: 6568: 6567: 6565: 6563: 6562: 6557: 6551: 6549: 6544: 6543: 6540: 6534: 6532: 6527: 6525: 6523: 6518: 6517: 6515: 6513: 6512: 6507: 6501: 6499: 6494: 6493: 6490: 6487: 6485: 6481: 6471: 6469: 6464: 6462: 6460: 6455: 6454: 6452: 6450: 6449: 6444: 6438: 6436: 6435:Fossa fossana 6431: 6429: 6427: 6422: 6421: 6418: 6415: 6413: 6409: 6406: 6396: 6392: 6389: 6385: 6381: 6376: 6358: 6356: 6351: 6350: 6348: 6346: 6345: 6340: 6334: 6332: 6329:Brown hyena ( 6327: 6325: 6323: 6322:Hyaena hyaena 6318: 6317: 6314: 6311: 6303: 6299: 6293: 6291: 6286: 6285: 6283: 6281: 6280: 6275: 6272: 6264: 6260: 6256: 6252: 6248: 6243: 6239: 6218: 6217: 6216: 6215: 6213: 6211: 6207: 6203: 6181: 6179: 6174: 6172: 6170: 6165: 6163: 6161: 6156: 6154: 6152: 6149:Hausa genet ( 6147: 6145: 6143: 6138: 6136: 6134: 6129: 6127: 6125: 6120: 6118: 6116: 6111: 6109: 6107: 6102: 6100: 6098: 6093: 6091: 6089: 6084: 6082: 6080: 6075: 6073: 6071: 6066: 6064: 6062: 6057: 6055: 6053: 6052:G. angolensis 6048: 6046: 6044: 6043:G. abyssinica 6039: 6038: 6036: 6028: 6027: 6022: 6016: 6014: 6009: 6007: 6005: 6000: 5999: 5997: 5989: 5988: 5983: 5980: 5978: 5974: 5964: 5962: 5957: 5955: 5953: 5952:V. tangalunga 5948: 5946: 5944: 5939: 5937: 5935: 5930: 5929: 5927: 5925: 5924: 5919: 5913: 5911: 5906: 5904: 5902: 5897: 5896: 5893: 5890: 5887: 5886:sensu stricto 5882: 5878: 5875: 5871: 5866: 5860: 5856: 5846: 5844: 5839: 5837: 5835: 5830: 5828: 5826: 5821: 5820: 5818: 5816: 5815: 5810: 5804: 5802: 5797: 5795: 5793: 5788: 5786: 5784: 5779: 5777: 5775: 5770: 5769: 5766: 5763: 5761: 5760:Paradoxurinae 5757: 5751: 5749: 5744: 5742: 5740: 5735: 5733: 5731: 5728:Otter civet ( 5726: 5724: 5722: 5717: 5716: 5714: 5712: 5708: 5705: 5702: 5697: 5693: 5689: 5684: 5680: 5659: 5658: 5657: 5656: 5654: 5652: 5648: 5622: 5620: 5619:F. silvestris 5615: 5613: 5611: 5606: 5604: 5602: 5597: 5595: 5593: 5588: 5586: 5584: 5579: 5577: 5575: 5570: 5568: 5566: 5561: 5560: 5558: 5556: 5555: 5550: 5540: 5538: 5537:P. viverrinus 5535:Fishing cat ( 5533: 5531: 5529: 5524: 5522: 5520: 5515: 5513: 5511: 5510:P. javanensis 5506: 5504: 5502: 5499:Leopard cat ( 5497: 5496: 5494: 5492: 5491: 5486: 5480: 5478: 5473: 5472: 5469: 5466: 5460: 5450: 5448: 5443: 5442: 5440: 5438: 5437: 5432: 5426: 5424: 5419: 5418: 5415: 5409: 5407: 5402: 5401: 5399: 5397: 5396: 5391: 5388: 5382: 5376: 5374: 5369: 5367: 5365: 5360: 5358: 5356: 5351: 5349: 5347: 5346:L. canadensis 5344:Canada lynx ( 5342: 5341: 5339: 5337: 5336: 5331: 5325: 5323: 5318: 5316: 5314: 5309: 5307: 5305: 5300: 5298: 5296: 5291: 5289: 5287: 5282: 5280: 5278: 5273: 5271: 5269: 5264: 5262: 5260: 5255: 5254: 5252: 5250: 5249: 5244: 5234: 5232: 5227: 5225: 5223: 5218: 5217: 5215: 5213: 5212: 5207: 5201: 5199: 5194: 5193: 5190: 5187: 5181: 5171: 5169: 5168:C. temminckii 5164: 5162: 5160: 5155: 5154: 5152: 5150: 5149: 5144: 5138: 5136: 5133:Marbled cat ( 5131: 5130: 5128: 5126: 5125: 5120: 5117: 5111: 5108: 5104: 5103:sensu stricto 5100: 5095: 5081: 5079: 5074: 5072: 5070: 5065: 5063: 5061: 5056: 5054: 5052: 5047: 5045: 5043: 5038: 5037: 5035: 5033: 5032: 5027: 5021: 5019: 5014: 5012: 5010: 5005: 5004: 5002: 5000: 4999: 4994: 4991: 4989: 4985: 4981: 4978: 4970: 4965: 4961: 4955: 4953: 4952:P. pardicolor 4948: 4946: 4944: 4939: 4938: 4936: 4929: 4928: 4923: 4920: 4917: 4912: 4908: 4902: 4900: 4895: 4894: 4891: 4888: 4885: 4880: 4876: 4872: 4864: 4860: 4854: 4850: 4848: 4844: 4842: 4838: 4836: 4832: 4830: 4826: 4825: 4822: 4817: 4809: 4804: 4802: 4797: 4795: 4790: 4789: 4786: 4778: 4774: 4770: 4769: 4759: 4755: 4751: 4747: 4742: 4735: 4728: 4723: 4719: 4715: 4710: 4705: 4701: 4697: 4690: 4685: 4681: 4676: 4675: 4654: 4650: 4646: 4639: 4631: 4630:Meerkat Manor 4627: 4620: 4604: 4600: 4594: 4590: 4586: 4584: 4583:The Lion King 4575: 4559: 4555: 4549: 4533: 4529: 4525: 4519: 4503: 4499: 4495: 4491: 4487: 4482: 4477: 4473: 4469: 4465: 4461: 4457: 4453: 4449: 4442: 4440: 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E. 2357: 2355: 2349: 2343: 2332: 2328: 2324: 2320: 2316: 2312: 2305: 2303: 2294: 2292: 2290: 2288: 2286: 2284: 2282: 2280: 2278: 2276: 2274: 2272: 2270: 2268: 2266: 2264: 2262: 2260: 2258: 2256: 2254: 2252: 2250: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2227: 2222: 2218: 2214: 2213: 2208: 2206: 2197: 2195: 2193: 2191: 2174: 2170: 2168: 2160: 2156: 2146: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2135: 2134: 2130: 2129: 2125: 2119: 2114: 2111: 2105: 2100: 2097: 2091: 2086: 2079: 2077: 2076: 2071: 2067: 2066:Animal Planet 2063: 2059: 2058: 2057:Meerkat Manor 2053: 2049: 2047: 2042: 2037: 2035: 2031: 2027: 2023: 2022:lepidopterans 2019: 2015: 2009: 1999: 1997: 1993: 1990:, founded by 1989: 1985: 1980: 1977: 1972: 1968: 1967:IUCN Red List 1964: 1963:Least Concern 1954: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1943: 1938: 1934: 1930: 1926: 1922: 1918: 1914: 1910: 1901: 1892: 1890: 1886: 1882: 1876: 1873: 1867: 1863: 1860: 1855: 1852: 1847: 1845: 1840: 1832: 1827: 1819: 1808: 1803: 1799: 1797: 1791: 1789: 1788:citron melons 1785: 1784: 1780: 1776: 1772: 1768: 1764: 1763:lepidopterans 1760: 1753:Eating a frog 1751: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1731: 1727: 1721: 1716: 1708: 1703: 1697:Vocalisations 1694: 1692: 1688: 1684: 1680: 1676: 1672: 1668: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1633: 1624: 1621: 1610: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1588: 1584: 1574: 1568: 1563: 1559: 1557: 1552: 1548: 1544: 1539: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1524: 1520: 1516: 1506: 1498: 1489: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1467: 1462: 1460: 1456: 1452: 1437: 1432: 1429: 1425: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1410: 1405: 1401: 1397: 1393: 1389: 1375: 1361: 1347: 1328: 1327: 1319: 1318: 1310: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1287: 1279: 1278: 1275: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1260: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1248: 1243: 1242: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1230: 1223: 1222: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1209: 1208: 1200: 1199: 1191: 1190: 1182: 1181: 1173: 1172: 1164: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1154: 1148: 1147: 1144: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1133: 1129: 1123: 1122: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1098: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1078: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1050: 1049: 1045: 1044: 1038: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1025: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1015: 1009: 1008: 1005: 1004: 1001: 999: 994: 990: 984: 983: 977: 976: 970: 969: 966: 965: 962: 960: 955: 954: 949: 943: 942: 936: 935: 929: 928: 923: 922: 916: 913: 912: 908: 906: 902: 898: 894: 890: 889: 884: 883: 878: 877: 873:(kusimanse), 872: 871: 866: 862: 858: 854: 853:Early Miocene 850: 847: 844:study of the 843: 837: 820: 817: 811: 808: 802: 799: 798: 797: 795: 792: 788: 784: 781:and southern 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 756: 752: 748: 744: 740: 737: 733: 729: 721: 716: 707: 705: 701: 697: 693: 689: 685: 681: 677: 673: 669: 662:animals. 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8832:M. marchei 8690:Mephitidae 8558:M. leonina 8450:Monachinae 8421:P. hispida 8412:P. caspica 8209:A. gazella 8141:N. cinerea 8037:C. ursinus 7975:Odobenidae 7928:see below↓ 7908:see below↓ 7892:Pinnipedia 7810:Sun bear ( 7777:T. ornatus 7766:Tremarctos 7742:Ailuropoda 7680:Red wolf ( 7646:C. latrans 7569:L. adustus 7526:L. vetulus 7499:L. griseus 7429:Bush dog ( 7320:V. pallida 7318:Pale fox ( 7302:V. lagopus 7273:Cape fox ( 7153:Gray fox ( 6911:U. smithii 6743:H. parvula 6734:H. hirtula 6622:Mungotinae 6511:Galidictis 6484:Galidiinae 6412:Euplerinae 6395:Eupleridae 6384:sensu lato 6355:C. crocuta 6288:Aardwolf ( 6219:see below↓ 6160:G. tigrina 6133:G. poensis 6115:G. pardina 6097:G. letabae 6079:G. genetta 5977:Genettinae 5961:V. zibetha 5881:Viverrinae 5870:sensu lato 5865:Viverrinae 5834:P. jerdoni 5701:Viverridae 5660:see below↓ 5599:Sand cat ( 5406:A. jubatus 5231:C. caracal 5124:Pardofelis 4943:P. linsang 4884:Feliformia 4689:"Meerkats" 4481:2263/91552 4321:2263/19269 4001:2263/72555 3191:Carnivores 3141:2263/76200 2454:"Suricate" 2151:References 2075:Life of Pi 2002:In culture 1937:camelthorn 1935:, such as 1909:calcareous 1771:arthropods 1767:amphibians 1607:Cape foxes 1551:anal gland 1543:home range 1519:altruistic 1478:heart rate 819:S. s. iona 794:subspecies 593:amphibians 589:arthropods 556:calcareous 545:altruistic 522:subspecies 342:S. s. iona 243:Feliformia 239:Suborder: 10525:Aphididae 10520:Hemiptera 10458:Honey bee 10396:Thelytoky 10351:Gamergate 10169:M. itatsi 10103:(weasels) 9966:Lutrogale 9903:E. lutris 9861:L. felina 9670:(grisons) 9593:M. martes 9536:(martens) 9454:Guloninae 9240:Mellivora 9113:N. narica 9054:B. medius 9045:B. gabbii 9036:B. alleni 9024:(olingos) 8993:Raccoon ( 8845:Spilogale 8731:C. chinga 8712:Conepatus 8668:Ailuridae 8467:Monachini 8379:P. largha 8049:Otariinae 8012:sea lions 8007:fur seals 7998:Otariidae 7883:Mustelida 7854:U. arctos 7716:Arctoidea 7673:C. lycaon 7628:C. aureus 7558:Lupulella 7470:Lycalopex 7347:V. vulpes 7345:Red fox ( 7309:Kit fox ( 7284:V. corsac 7028:Herpestes 6641:Meerkat ( 6400:(Malagasy 6302:Hyaeninae 6263:Hyaenidae 6178:G. felina 5592:F. lybica 5404:Cheetah ( 5322:L. wiedii 5311:Oncilla ( 5277:L. guigna 5248:Leopardus 5229:Caracal ( 5222:C. aurata 5157:Bay cat ( 5078:P. pardus 5076:Leopard ( 5051:P. tigris 5009:N. diardi 4927:Prionodon 4827:Kingdom: 4816:Carnivora 4773:"Meerkat" 4498:246636557 4490:1758-678X 4025:CiteSeerX 3521:(1): 98. 2782:Herpestes 2426:"Meerkat" 2399:"meerkat" 2054:meerkat. 2048:franchise 2046:Lion King 2043:from the 1998:in 1993. 1917:savannahs 1851:gestation 1831:Perth Zoo 1627:Burrowing 1583:bateleurs 1451:feliforms 1428:sympatric 1409:Galerella 1286:Herpestes 1259:Galerella 1229:Ichneumia 783:Transvaal 726:In 1776, 692:Afrikaans 684:meerkatte 680:mierkatte 668:Afrikaans 660:burrowing 628:mericazza 615:Etymology 549:gestation 537:hierarchy 416:Mus zenik 271:Species: 233:Carnivora 199:Kingdom: 193:Eukaryota 10925:Wikidata 10839:14000678 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