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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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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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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 1776:; it can additionally feed on eggs, 739:Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber 630:The word 'meerkat' derives from the 10992:IUCN Red List least concern species 6187:South African small-spotted genet ( 4407:"Intergroup aggression in meerkats" 4161:Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3637:Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2223:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2198: 1623: 24: 4682: 4616:from the original on 5 August 2020 4571:from the original on 3 August 2020 3609:from the original on 23 April 2024 3504:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05486.x 3490:) in the south-western Kalahari". 3218:from the original on 5 August 2020 2605:from the original on 5 August 2020 2599:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1905.tb08370.x 2512:from the original on 5 August 2020 2407: 1544:. Moreover, meerkats have a clear 1445:The meerkat has 36 teeth with the 1346: 25: 11038: 6531:Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose ( 4776: 4693:. 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W. (2014). 2558:Desmarest, A. G. (1804). 1972:The meerkat is listed as 1886:captivity is 20.6 years. 1698:South African springhares 1292: 1236: 1229: 1161: 1136: 1129: 1095: 1070: 1063: 1051: 1022: 997: 990: 983: 956: 949: 942: 929: 654: 390: 383: 373: 364: 326: 321: 302: 295: 187:Scientific classification 185: 163: 154: 146: 137: 50: 10344:Evolution of eusociality 10142:Stoat/Beringian ermine ( 10010:African clawless otter ( 9762:African striped weasel ( 9575:Yellow-throated marten ( 9451:Formosan ferret-badger ( 9155:Western mountain coati ( 9146:Eastern mountain coati ( 9063:Western lowland olingo ( 9045:Eastern lowland olingo ( 8873:Southern spotted skunk ( 8567:Southern elephant seal ( 8558:Northern elephant seal ( 8348:Pagophilus groenlandicus 7125:("dog-like" carnivorans) 6938:Stripe-necked mongoose ( 6559:Mungotictis decemlineata 5434:Herpailurus yagouaroundi 4881:("cat-like" carnivorans) 4643:. Series 1. 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S. (2003). 2943:Encyclopedia of Deserts 2913:"Marvelous mammal eyes" 2073:Oxford Scientific Films 1755: 1682:four-striped grass mice 1468:, the meerkat has four 1397:The meerkat is a small 840:Phylogeny and evolution 149:Tswalu Kalahari Reserve 10028:Congo clawless otter ( 9931:Hydrictis maculicollis 9929:Spotted-necked otter ( 9888:Southern river otter ( 9839:Pteronura brasiliensis 9602:European pine marten ( 9113:South American coati ( 8841:Palawan stink badger ( 8167:New Zealand sea lion ( 7232:Japanese raccoon dog ( 6929:Crab-eating mongoose ( 6884:Indian grey mongoose ( 6507:Ring-tailed vontsira ( 6318:(bone-crushing hyenas) 6013:Central African oyan ( 5574:Chinese mountain cat ( 4689:Macdonald, D. (1999). 4423:10.1098/rspb.2019.1993 4277:10.1098/rsbl.2012.1054 4092:10.1006/anbe.2003.2209 3710:10.1098/rspb.2001.1772 3455:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0463 3406:10.1098/rspb.2007.0316 2911:Miller, S. S. (2007). 2492:Moller, L. A. (2017). 1915: 1844: 1833: 1820: 1786:southern anteater-chat 1765: 1721: 1647: 1606:pale chanting goshawks 1588: 1580: 1576:Meerkats fighting, in 1526:cooperatively breeding 1520: 1512: 847:2.59 to 0.01 734: 706: 681:the meerkat is called 11017:Carnivorans of Africa 10897:Paleobiology Database 10612:The Bees of the World 10268:Back-striped weasel ( 10214:Black-footed ferret ( 9986:Smooth-coated otter ( 9764:Poecilogale albinucha 9433:Javan ferret-badger ( 9319:Sumatran hog badger ( 9301:Northern hog badger ( 8995:Crab-eating raccoon ( 8900:Pygmy spotted skunk ( 8621:Lobodon carcinophagus 8357:Histriophoca fasciata 8150:Australian sea lion ( 8096:California sea lion ( 7845:American black bear ( 7587:Black-backed jackal ( 7578:Side-striped jackal ( 7418:Chrysocyon brachyurus 6842:Long-nosed mongoose ( 6115:Rusty-spotted genet ( 5952:Large-spotted civet ( 5801:Sulawesi palm civet ( 5730:Owston's palm civet ( 5304:Andean mountain cat ( 4598:. In Cheu, J. (ed.). 4463:Nature Climate Change 4309:cooperative mammal". 4173:10.1007/s002650000248 3520:Fitch, W. T. (2012). 3374:10.1093/beheco/arg040 3364:10.1093/beheco/arg040 3298:Ecology and Evolution 3143:10.1093/beheco/arz190 2878:Nowak, R. M. (2005). 2762:Paleobiology Database 2230:: e.T41624A45209377. 2007:Kuruman River Reserve 1913: 1892:inbreeding depression 1839: 1831: 1815: 1797:. 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(1998). 2770:on 22 September 2022 1816:Pregnant meerkat in 1656:temperature gradient 1614:black-backed jackals 1493:basal metabolic rate 1143:Crossarchus obscurus 916:genetically diverged 912:Cynictis penicillata 675:native South African 569:areas, and in large 538:Meerkats are highly 10647:Journey to the Ants 10126:M. aistoodonnivalis 9962:Hairy-nosed otter ( 9879:Neotropical otter ( 9659:Patagonian weasel ( 9122:White-nosed coati ( 8322:Cystophora cristata 8313:Erignathus barbatus 8046:Northern fur seal ( 7823:Helarctos malayanus 7459:Atelocynus microtis 7166:U. cinereoargenteus 7057:Egyptian mongoose ( 6984:Rhynchogale melleri 6982:Meller's mongoose ( 6973:Selous's mongoose ( 6957:Ichneumia albicauda 6911:Collared mongoose ( 6785:Angolan kusimanse ( 6669:Liberian mongoose ( 6022:West African oyan ( 5921:Civettictis civetta 5852:Golden palm civet ( 5810:Masked palm civet ( 5785:Arctictis binturong 5759:Hemigalus derbyanus 5757:Banded palm civet ( 5748:Hose's palm civet ( 5537:Rusty-spotted cat ( 4654:Faunce, T. (2013). 4475:2022NatCC..12..284P 4376:1985Sci...229.1277B 4370:(4719): 1277–1281. 4215:2006Sci...313..227T 3743:Interaction Studies 3704:(1484): 2485–2491. 3400:(1618): 1603–1609. 3263:10.1038/nature19758 3255:2016Natur.538..233G 2675:Meerkat (Suricate)" 2151:Compare the Meerkat 2045:tick-borne diseases 1855:Courtship behaviour 1840:Meerkats mating in 1678:Cape grey mongooses 1546:dominance hierarchy 1497:metabolic processes 1302:long-nosed mongoose 1279:Herpestes ichneumon 908:Rhynchogale melleri 790:Orange River Colony 766:zoological specimen 731:Robert Jacob Gordon 157:Conservation status 10720:Suricata_suricatta 10706:Suricata suricatta 10676:Suricata suricatta 10241:European polecat ( 10074:Colombian weasel ( 9724:(African polecats) 9352:Caucasian badger ( 9280:(Eurasian badgers) 8730:(hog-nosed skunks) 8467:("southern seals") 8366:Halichoerus grypus 8297:("northern seals") 8169:Phocarctos hookeri 8074:Eumetopias jubatus 8072:Steller sea lion ( 7854:Asian black bear ( 7604:African wild dog ( 7558:(wolf-like canids) 6835:Atilax paludinosus 6794:Common kusimanse ( 6721:Dologale dybowskii 6693:Gambian mongoose ( 6477:Western falanouc ( 6468:Eastern falanouc ( 6437:Cryptoprocta ferox 6342:Parahyaena brunnea 6097:Johnston's genet ( 6052:Abyssinian genet ( 6004:(African linsangs) 5912:Viverricula indica 5843:Brown palm civet ( 5834:Asian palm civet ( 5741:Cynogale bennettii 5732:Chrotogale owstoni 5628:European wildcat ( 5619:Black-footed cat ( 5209:Leptailurus serval 5177:Asian golden cat ( 4943:(Asiatic linsangs) 4750:on 9 October 2007. 4417:(1917): 20191993. 4265:Biological Letters 4157:Suricata suricatta 3989:Functional Ecology 3492:Journal of Zoology 3488:Suricata suricatta 3351:Behavioral Ecology 3345:Suricata suricatta 3131:Behavioral Ecology 2986:Schreber, 1776)". 2984:Suricata suricatta 2751:Suricata suricatta 2673:Suricata suricatta 2313:Suricata suricatta 2216:Suricata suricatta 2075:that was aired on 1916: 1845: 1834: 1821: 1766: 1722: 1674:African pygmy mice 1648: 1589: 1581: 1521: 1513: 1511:A pack of meerkats 1485:thermoneutral zone 1390:Skull of a meerkat 1314:Atilax paludinosus 964:Suricata suricatta 890:(dwarf mongoose), 874:eusocial mongoose 772:was first used by 770:Suricata suricatta 735: 507:Suricata suricatta 306:Suricata suricatta 10979: 10978: 10927:Viverra suricatta 10884:Open Tree of Life 10668:Taxon identifiers 10659: 10658: 10573:Bees in mythology 10296: 10295: 10292: 10291: 10288: 10287: 10284: 10283: 10280: 10279: 10259:Siberian weasel ( 10250:American ermine ( 10178:Japanese weasel ( 10133:Mountain weasel ( 10117: 10040: 10039: 9826: 9811: 9810: 9807: 9806: 9795:Striped polecat ( 9745:Marbled polecat ( 9727: 9712: 9711: 9684: 9632: 9631: 9611:Japanese marten ( 9557:American marten ( 9550: 9408:M. cucphuongensis 9399: 9382: 9381: 9370:European badger ( 9343:Japanese badger ( 9283: 9236:American badger ( 9199: 9198: 9195: 9194: 9171: 9170: 9167: 9166: 9095: 9054:Northern olingo ( 9038: 9013:Cozumel raccoon ( 8988: 8912: 8911: 8866: 8825: 8733: 8714: 8656: 8655: 8652: 8651: 8648: 8647: 8644: 8643: 8640: 8639: 8630:Ommatophoca rossi 8603:Hydrurga leptonyx 8590: 8587:(Antarctic seals) 8560:M. angustirostris 8551: 8534: 8533: 8500:Monachus monachus 8487: 8470: 8455: 8454: 8451: 8450: 8300: 8283: 8266: 8265: 8128:Otaria flavescens 8117: 8116: 8028: 7996:Odobenus rosmarus 7960: 7959: 7956: 7955: 7952: 7951: 7948: 7947: 7911: 7888: 7887: 7884: 7883: 7786:Spectacled bear ( 7744: 7720: 7719: 7716: 7715: 7712: 7711: 7560: 7547: 7546: 7466:Crab-eating fox ( 7457:Short-eared dog ( 7405: 7390: 7377: 7376: 7259: 7201:Otocyon megalotis 7145: 7112: 7111: 7108: 7107: 7104: 7103: 7100: 7099: 7096: 7095: 6964:Yellow mongoose ( 6815: 6814: 6702:Banded mongoose ( 6671:Liberiictus kuhni 6625: 6606: 6605: 6602: 6601: 6489: 6488: 6415: 6384: 6383: 6380: 6379: 6376: 6375: 6320: 6281: 6247: 6246: 6243: 6242: 6239: 6238: 6211: 6210: 6207: 6206: 6203: 6202: 6199: 6198: 6151:Servaline genet ( 6070:Bourlon's genet ( 6045: 6006: 5982: 5981: 5864: 5863: 5836:P. hermaphroditus 5688: 5687: 5684: 5683: 5680: 5679: 5656: 5655: 5652: 5651: 5648: 5647: 5644: 5643: 5640: 5639: 5601:African wildcat ( 5558: 5557: 5528:Flat-headed cat ( 5468: 5467: 5252: 5251: 5189: 5188: 5103: 5102: 5099: 5098: 5027:Clouded leopard ( 4986: 4961:Spotted linsang ( 4945: 4910:Nandinia binotata 4713:(12): R442–R443. 4609:978-0-7864-4601-8 4311:Molecular Ecology 4209:(5784): 227–229. 3837:978-0-12-800286-5 3643:(10): 1927–1934. 3304:(13): 4401–4407. 3249:(7624): 233–237. 3211:978-1-61530-385-4 3179:978-0-8014-8493-3 2953:978-0-8061-3146-7 2926:978-0-7614-2519-9 2917:All Kinds of Eyes 2897:978-0-8018-8033-9 2845:978-1-4729-5080-2 2733:(in Portuguese). 2688:978-1-4081-8994-8 2679:Mammals of Africa 2560:"Genre Surikate, 2505:978-1-928424-03-1 2473:. 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The meerkat 845: 842: 832: 824:Bradfield, 1936 823: 814: 812:S. s. suricatta 774:Oldfield Thomas 747:scientific name 723: 699:yellow mongoose 683:graatjiemeerkat 674: 636:Old High German 628: 494: 490:Bradfield, 1936 446:Desmarest, 1819 438:Desmarest, 1804 416:V. tetradactyla 396: 395: 379: 375: 360: 355: 348:Bradfield, 1936 347: 338: 336:S. s. suricatta 332: 331: 317: 310: 304: 291: 189: 181: 170: 166: 159: 133: 131: 130: 129: 128: 123: 118: 113: 108: 103: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 56: 55: 52: 44: 37: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 11040: 11030: 11029: 11024: 11019: 11014: 11009: 11004: 10999: 10994: 10977: 10976: 10974: 10973: 10960: 10947: 10931: 10929: 10923: 10922: 10920: 10919: 10906: 10893: 10880: 10867: 10854: 10841: 10828: 10815: 10802: 10789: 10776: 10763: 10750: 10737: 10724: 10711: 10696: 10680: 10678: 10672: 10671: 10657: 10656: 10654: 10653: 10652: 10651: 10643: 10635: 10622: 10617: 10616: 10615: 10604: 10603: 10602: 10590: 10588: 10584: 10583: 10581: 10580: 10575: 10569: 10567: 10563: 10562: 10560: 10559: 10554: 10553: 10552: 10540: 10539: 10538: 10528: 10527: 10526: 10514: 10513: 10512: 10500: 10499: 10498: 10493: 10491:Dwarf mongoose 10488: 10478: 10477: 10476: 10471: 10466: 10461: 10456: 10451: 10440: 10438: 10434: 10433: 10426: 10424: 10422: 10421: 10420: 10419: 10414: 10409: 10404: 10399: 10394: 10389: 10384: 10379: 10374: 10369: 10364: 10359: 10351: 10346: 10340: 10338: 10334: 10333: 10326: 10325: 10318: 10311: 10303: 10294: 10293: 10290: 10289: 10286: 10285: 10282: 10281: 10278: 10277: 10275: 10274: 10270:M. strigidorsa 10265: 10256: 10247: 10238: 10229: 10223:Least weasel ( 10220: 10211: 10202: 10193: 10184: 10175: 10169:Haida ermine ( 10166: 10157: 10153:M. eversmannii 10148: 10139: 10130: 10120: 10118: 10102: 10101: 10099: 10098: 10089: 10080: 10071: 10061: 10059: 10048: 10042: 10041: 10038: 10037: 10035: 10034: 10025: 10016: 10006: 10004: 9996: 9995: 9993: 9992: 9982: 9980: 9972: 9971: 9969: 9968: 9959: 9949: 9947: 9939: 9938: 9936: 9935: 9925: 9922: 9921: 9919: 9918: 9908: 9906: 9898: 9897: 9895: 9894: 9885: 9881:L. longicaudis 9876: 9870:Marine otter ( 9867: 9857: 9855: 9847: 9846: 9844: 9843: 9833: 9827: 9813: 9812: 9809: 9808: 9805: 9804: 9802: 9801: 9792: 9782: 9780: 9772: 9771: 9769: 9768: 9758: 9755: 9754: 9752: 9751: 9741: 9739: 9728: 9714: 9713: 9710: 9709: 9707: 9706: 9697: 9687: 9685: 9669: 9668: 9666: 9665: 9655: 9649: 9640: 9634: 9633: 9630: 9629: 9627: 9626: 9617: 9608: 9599: 9590: 9584:Beech marten ( 9581: 9572: 9563: 9553: 9551: 9535: 9534: 9532: 9531: 9521: 9519: 9511: 9510: 9508: 9507: 9497: 9495: 9487: 9486: 9484: 9483: 9473: 9467: 9461: 9460: 9458: 9457: 9448: 9439: 9430: 9421: 9412: 9402: 9400: 9384: 9383: 9380: 9379: 9377: 9376: 9367: 9361:Asian badger ( 9358: 9349: 9339: 9337: 9329: 9328: 9326: 9325: 9316: 9307: 9303:A. albogularis 9297: 9295: 9284: 9270: 9269: 9267: 9266: 9260:Honey badger ( 9256: 9254: 9246: 9245: 9243: 9242: 9232: 9226: 9221: 9214: 9213: 9201: 9200: 9197: 9196: 9193: 9192: 9190: 9189: 9188: 9187: 9181: 9179: 9173: 9172: 9169: 9168: 9165: 9164: 9162: 9161: 9152: 9142: 9140: 9132: 9131: 9129: 9128: 9119: 9109: 9107: 9096: 9082: 9081: 9079: 9078: 9069: 9060: 9051: 9041: 9039: 9023: 9022: 9020: 9019: 9010: 9001: 8997:P. cancrivorus 8991: 8989: 8973: 8972: 8970: 8969: 8965:B. sumichrasti 8960: 8950: 8948: 8940: 8939: 8937: 8936: 8926: 8920: 8914: 8913: 8910: 8909: 8907: 8906: 8897: 8888: 8879: 8869: 8867: 8851: 8850: 8848: 8847: 8838: 8828: 8826: 8810: 8809: 8807: 8806: 8797: 8791:Hooded skunk ( 8787: 8785: 8777: 8776: 8774: 8773: 8764: 8755: 8746: 8736: 8734: 8715: 8697: 8696: 8694: 8693: 8683: 8681: 8671: 8670: 8658: 8657: 8654: 8653: 8650: 8649: 8646: 8645: 8642: 8641: 8638: 8637: 8635: 8634: 8625: 8616: 8610:Weddell seal ( 8607: 8601:Leopard seal ( 8597: 8591: 8577: 8576: 8574: 8573: 8564: 8554: 8552: 8536: 8535: 8532: 8531: 8529: 8528: 8518: 8516: 8508: 8507: 8505: 8504: 8494: 8488: 8471: 8457: 8456: 8453: 8452: 8449: 8448: 8446: 8445: 8436: 8427: 8421:Caspian seal ( 8417: 8415: 8407: 8406: 8404: 8403: 8394: 8388:Spotted seal ( 8384: 8382: 8374: 8373: 8371: 8370: 8361: 8352: 8342: 8336: 8330: 8329: 8327: 8326: 8317: 8311:Bearded seal ( 8307: 8301: 8284: 8280:or true seals) 8278:(earless seals 8268: 8267: 8264: 8263: 8261: 8260: 8251: 8242: 8233: 8224: 8215: 8206: 8197: 8187: 8185: 8177: 8176: 8174: 8173: 8163: 8160: 8159: 8157: 8156: 8146: 8144: 8136: 8135: 8133: 8132: 8122: 8119: 8118: 8115: 8114: 8112: 8111: 8102: 8092: 8090: 8082: 8081: 8079: 8078: 8068: 8062: 8056: 8055: 8053: 8052: 8042: 8040: 8029: 8004: 8003: 8001: 8000: 7990: 7988: 7978: 7977: 7962: 7961: 7958: 7957: 7954: 7953: 7950: 7949: 7946: 7945: 7943: 7942: 7941: 7940: 7934: 7932: 7926: 7925: 7923: 7922: 7921: 7920: 7914: 7912: 7896: 7890: 7889: 7886: 7885: 7882: 7881: 7879: 7878: 7869: 7860: 7851: 7841: 7839: 7831: 7830: 7828: 7827: 7818: 7808: 7802: 7796: 7795: 7793: 7792: 7782: 7780: 7772: 7771: 7769: 7768: 7764:A. melanoleuca 7758: 7756: 7745: 7730: 7725: 7722: 7721: 7718: 7717: 7714: 7713: 7710: 7709: 7707: 7706: 7697: 7688: 7682:Eastern wolf ( 7679: 7670: 7664:African wolf ( 7661: 7652: 7646:Domestic dog ( 7643: 7633: 7631: 7623: 7622: 7620: 7619: 7610: 7600: 7597: 7596: 7594: 7593: 7584: 7574: 7572: 7561: 7549: 7548: 7545: 7544: 7542: 7541: 7532: 7526:Sechuran fox ( 7523: 7519:L. gymnocercus 7514: 7505: 7499:Darwin's fox ( 7496: 7486: 7484: 7476: 7475: 7473: 7472: 7463: 7453: 7450: 7449: 7447: 7446: 7436: 7434: 7426: 7425: 7423: 7422: 7412: 7406: 7391: 7379: 7378: 7375: 7374: 7372: 7371: 7362: 7353: 7344: 7335: 7326: 7317: 7308: 7299: 7290: 7281: 7272: 7268:V. bengalensis 7262: 7260: 7242: 7241: 7239: 7238: 7229: 7219: 7217: 7209: 7208: 7206: 7205: 7195: 7189: 7183: 7182: 7180: 7179: 7170: 7160: 7158: 7147: 7137: 7130: 7129: 7114: 7113: 7110: 7109: 7106: 7105: 7102: 7101: 7098: 7097: 7094: 7093: 7091: 7090: 7081: 7072: 7063: 7054: 7044: 7042: 7034: 7033: 7031: 7030: 7021: 7012: 7008:B. crassicauda 7002: 7000: 6992: 6991: 6989: 6988: 6979: 6970: 6961: 6951: 6948: 6947: 6945: 6944: 6935: 6926: 6917: 6908: 6899: 6890: 6881: 6872: 6862: 6860: 6852: 6851: 6849: 6848: 6839: 6829: 6823: 6817: 6816: 6813: 6812: 6810: 6809: 6800: 6791: 6782: 6772: 6770: 6762: 6761: 6759: 6758: 6749: 6739: 6737: 6729: 6728: 6726: 6725: 6715: 6712: 6711: 6709: 6708: 6699: 6689: 6687: 6679: 6678: 6676: 6675: 6665: 6662: 6661: 6659: 6658: 6648: 6646: 6635: 6626: 6608: 6607: 6604: 6603: 6600: 6599: 6597: 6596: 6587: 6577: 6575: 6567: 6566: 6564: 6563: 6553: 6550: 6549: 6547: 6546: 6542:G. grandidieri 6537: 6527: 6525: 6517: 6516: 6514: 6513: 6503: 6497: 6491: 6490: 6487: 6486: 6484: 6483: 6474: 6464: 6462: 6454: 6453: 6451: 6450: 6441: 6431: 6425: 6416: 6399: 6389: 6386: 6385: 6382: 6381: 6378: 6377: 6374: 6373: 6371: 6370: 6360: 6358: 6350: 6349: 6347: 6346: 6337: 6327: 6321: 6309: 6308: 6306: 6305: 6295: 6293: 6282: 6262: 6261: 6249: 6248: 6245: 6244: 6241: 6240: 6237: 6236: 6234: 6233: 6232: 6231: 6225: 6223: 6213: 6212: 6209: 6208: 6205: 6204: 6201: 6200: 6197: 6196: 6194: 6193: 6184: 6175: 6166: 6157: 6148: 6139: 6130: 6121: 6112: 6106:Letaba genet ( 6103: 6094: 6088:Common genet ( 6085: 6076: 6067: 6058: 6048: 6046: 6032: 6031: 6029: 6028: 6019: 6009: 6007: 5990: 5984: 5983: 5980: 5979: 5977: 5976: 5967: 5958: 5949: 5939: 5937: 5929: 5928: 5926: 5925: 5916: 5906: 5900: 5885: 5873: 5866: 5865: 5862: 5861: 5859: 5858: 5854:P. zeylonensis 5849: 5840: 5830: 5828: 5820: 5819: 5817: 5816: 5812:Paguma larvata 5807: 5798: 5789: 5779: 5773: 5767: 5766: 5764: 5763: 5754: 5745: 5736: 5726: 5724: 5715: 5710: 5703: 5702: 5690: 5689: 5686: 5685: 5682: 5681: 5678: 5677: 5675: 5674: 5673: 5672: 5666: 5664: 5658: 5657: 5654: 5653: 5650: 5649: 5646: 5645: 5642: 5641: 5638: 5637: 5635: 5634: 5625: 5616: 5607: 5598: 5589: 5583:Domestic cat ( 5580: 5570: 5568: 5560: 5559: 5556: 5555: 5553: 5552: 5543: 5539:P. rubiginosus 5534: 5525: 5516: 5512:P. bengalensis 5506: 5504: 5496: 5495: 5493: 5492: 5486:Pallas's cat ( 5482: 5476: 5470: 5469: 5466: 5465: 5463: 5462: 5452: 5450: 5442: 5441: 5439: 5438: 5428: 5425: 5424: 5422: 5421: 5411: 5409: 5398: 5392: 5391: 5389: 5388: 5379: 5373:Iberian lynx ( 5370: 5361: 5351: 5349: 5341: 5340: 5338: 5337: 5328: 5319: 5310: 5301: 5292: 5283: 5274: 5264: 5262: 5254: 5253: 5250: 5249: 5247: 5246: 5237: 5227: 5225: 5217: 5216: 5214: 5213: 5203: 5197: 5191: 5190: 5187: 5186: 5184: 5183: 5174: 5164: 5162: 5154: 5153: 5151: 5150: 5140: 5138: 5127: 5118: 5108: 5105: 5104: 5101: 5100: 5097: 5096: 5094: 5093: 5084: 5075: 5066: 5057: 5051:Snow leopard ( 5047: 5045: 5037: 5036: 5034: 5033: 5024: 5014: 5012: 5001: 4988: 4978: 4971: 4970: 4968: 4967: 4958: 4948: 4946: 4930: 4925: 4918: 4917: 4915: 4914: 4904: 4898: 4893: 4886: 4885: 4870: 4869: 4867: 4866: 4864:Laurasiatheria 4860: 4854: 4848: 4842: 4835: 4832: 4831: 4822: 4821: 4814: 4807: 4799: 4793: 4792: 4778: 4777:External links 4775: 4774: 4773: 4763:(2): 241–258. 4752: 4733: 4695: 4684: 4681: 4678: 4677: 4646: 4627: 4608: 4582: 4556: 4535:"KMP research" 4526: 4469:(3): 284–290. 4446: 4397: 4354: 4300: 4251: 4186: 4167:(6): 429–437. 4147: 4112: 4086:(3): 531–540. 4063: 4018: 3995:(1): 194–202. 3970: 3951:(3): 521–529. 3935: 3901:(1): 133–138. 3878: 3843: 3836: 3817: 3760: 3749:(3): 327–344. 3733: 3677: 3620: 3563: 3509: 3478: 3449:(3): 385–387. 3429: 3380: 3357:(4): 472–480. 3333: 3284: 3229: 3210: 3185: 3178: 3169:The Carnivores 3158: 3137:(2): 292–302. 3117: 3079: 3073:978-0521844185 3072: 3013: 2994:(2): 217–224. 2971: 2952: 2932: 2925: 2903: 2896: 2863: 2844: 2824: 2781: 2740: 2721: 2710:(1): 131–132. 2694: 2687: 2616: 2593:(1): 129–138. 2573: 2550: 2523: 2504: 2484: 2456: 2428: 2400: 2385: 2350: 2250: 2197: 2166: 2165: 2163: 2160: 2159: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2139: 2138: 2135:Biology portal 2124: 2121:Animals portal 2110: 2107:Mammals portal 2094: 2091: 2017:Main article: 2014: 2011: 1969: 1966: 1907: 1904: 1825: 1822: 1790:desert truffle 1757: 1754: 1709: 1706: 1639: 1636: 1625: 1622: 1598:martial eagles 1504: 1501: 1481:diurnal rhythm 1447:dental formula 1389: 1382: 1381: 1380: 1375: 1368: 1367: 1366: 1361: 1354: 1353: 1352: 1351: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1341: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1332: 1331: 1328: 1327: 1323: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1310:marsh mongoose 1291: 1288: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1235: 1230: 1228: 1222: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1213: 1212: 1209: 1208: 1204: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1195: 1194: 1191: 1190: 1186: 1185: 1182: 1181: 1177: 1176: 1173: 1172: 1160: 1157: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1135: 1130: 1128: 1120: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1087: 1086: 1069: 1064: 1062: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1046: 1043: 1042: 1038: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1014: 1013: 996: 991: 989: 984: 982: 979: 978: 975: 974: 955: 950: 948: 943: 941: 930: 928: 920: 841: 838: 837: 836: 827: 821:S. s. majoriae 818: 722: 719: 627: 624: 529:thermoregulate 496: 495: 493: 492: 484: 472: 464: 456: 451:S. namaquensis 448: 440: 432: 424: 413: 411:Schreber, 1776 405: 393: 392: 391: 388: 387: 381: 380: 374: 371: 370: 362: 361: 359: 358: 350: 345:S. s. majoriae 342: 329: 328: 327: 324: 323: 319: 318: 311: 300: 299: 293: 292: 285: 283: 279: 278: 271: 267: 266: 261: 257: 256: 251: 247: 246: 241: 237: 236: 231: 227: 226: 221: 217: 216: 211: 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 183: 182: 164: 161: 160: 155: 152: 151: 144: 143: 135: 134: 126: 125: 124: 119: 114: 109: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 53: 28: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 11039: 11028: 11025: 11023: 11020: 11018: 11015: 11013: 11010: 11008: 11005: 11003: 11000: 10998: 10995: 10993: 10990: 10989: 10987: 10970: 10965: 10961: 10957: 10952: 10948: 10943: 10937: 10933: 10932: 10930: 10928: 10924: 10916: 10911: 10907: 10903: 10898: 10894: 10890: 10885: 10881: 10877: 10872: 10868: 10864: 10859: 10855: 10851: 10846: 10842: 10838: 10833: 10829: 10825: 10820: 10816: 10812: 10807: 10803: 10799: 10794: 10790: 10786: 10781: 10777: 10773: 10768: 10764: 10760: 10755: 10751: 10747: 10742: 10738: 10734: 10729: 10725: 10721: 10716: 10712: 10707: 10701: 10697: 10692: 10686: 10682: 10681: 10679: 10677: 10673: 10669: 10664: 10649: 10648: 10644: 10641: 10640: 10636: 10633: 10632: 10628: 10627: 10626: 10623: 10621: 10618: 10613: 10610: 10609: 10608: 10605: 10600: 10597: 10596: 10595: 10592: 10591: 10589: 10585: 10579: 10576: 10574: 10571: 10570: 10568: 10564: 10558: 10555: 10551: 10550: 10546: 10545: 10544: 10541: 10537: 10534: 10533: 10532: 10529: 10525: 10524: 10520: 10519: 10518: 10515: 10511: 10510: 10506: 10505: 10504: 10501: 10497: 10494: 10492: 10489: 10487: 10484: 10483: 10482: 10479: 10475: 10472: 10470: 10467: 10465: 10462: 10460: 10457: 10455: 10452: 10450: 10447: 10446: 10445: 10442: 10441: 10439: 10435: 10430: 10418: 10415: 10413: 10410: 10408: 10405: 10403: 10400: 10398: 10395: 10393: 10390: 10388: 10387:Kin selection 10385: 10383: 10380: 10378: 10375: 10373: 10372:Haplodiploidy 10370: 10368: 10365: 10363: 10360: 10358: 10355: 10354: 10352: 10350: 10347: 10345: 10342: 10341: 10339: 10335: 10331: 10324: 10319: 10317: 10312: 10310: 10305: 10304: 10301: 10273: 10271: 10266: 10264: 10262: 10257: 10255: 10253: 10248: 10246: 10244: 10239: 10237: 10235: 10230: 10228: 10226: 10221: 10219: 10217: 10212: 10210: 10208: 10207:M. lutreolina 10203: 10201: 10199: 10194: 10192: 10190: 10185: 10183: 10181: 10176: 10174: 10172: 10167: 10165: 10163: 10158: 10156: 10154: 10149: 10147: 10145: 10140: 10138: 10136: 10131: 10129: 10127: 10122: 10121: 10119: 10109: 10108: 10103: 10097: 10095: 10090: 10088: 10086: 10081: 10079: 10077: 10072: 10070: 10068: 10063: 10062: 10060: 10058: 10057: 10052: 10049: 10047: 10043: 10033: 10031: 10026: 10024: 10022: 10017: 10015: 10013: 10008: 10007: 10005: 10003: 10002: 9997: 9991: 9989: 9984: 9983: 9981: 9979: 9978: 9973: 9967: 9965: 9960: 9958: 9956: 9951: 9950: 9948: 9946: 9945: 9940: 9934: 9932: 9927: 9926: 9923: 9917: 9915: 9910: 9909: 9907: 9905: 9904: 9899: 9893: 9891: 9886: 9884: 9882: 9877: 9875: 9873: 9868: 9866: 9864: 9863:L. canadensis 9859: 9858: 9856: 9854: 9853: 9848: 9842: 9840: 9837:Giant otter ( 9835: 9834: 9831: 9828: 9818: 9814: 9800: 9798: 9793: 9791: 9789: 9784: 9783: 9781: 9779: 9778: 9773: 9767: 9765: 9760: 9759: 9756: 9750: 9748: 9743: 9742: 9740: 9738: 9737: 9732: 9729: 9719: 9715: 9705: 9703: 9698: 9696: 9694: 9689: 9688: 9686: 9676: 9675: 9670: 9664: 9662: 9657: 9656: 9653: 9650: 9648: 9644: 9641: 9639: 9635: 9625: 9623: 9618: 9616: 9614: 9609: 9607: 9605: 9600: 9598: 9596: 9595:M. gwatkinsii 9591: 9589: 9587: 9582: 9580: 9578: 9573: 9571: 9569: 9564: 9562: 9560: 9555: 9554: 9552: 9542: 9541: 9536: 9530: 9528: 9523: 9522: 9520: 9518: 9517: 9512: 9506: 9504: 9499: 9498: 9496: 9494: 9493: 9488: 9482: 9480: 9475: 9474: 9471: 9468: 9466: 9462: 9456: 9454: 9449: 9447: 9445: 9440: 9438: 9436: 9435:M. orientalis 9431: 9429: 9427: 9422: 9420: 9418: 9413: 9411: 9409: 9404: 9403: 9401: 9391: 9390: 9385: 9375: 9373: 9368: 9366: 9364: 9359: 9357: 9355: 9350: 9348: 9346: 9341: 9340: 9338: 9336: 9335: 9330: 9324: 9322: 9317: 9315: 9313: 9308: 9306: 9304: 9299: 9298: 9296: 9294: 9293: 9288: 9285: 9275: 9271: 9265: 9263: 9258: 9257: 9255: 9253: 9252: 9247: 9241: 9239: 9238:Taxidea taxus 9234: 9233: 9230: 9227: 9224: 9219: 9215: 9211: 9206: 9202: 9185: 9184: 9183: 9182: 9180: 9178: 9174: 9160: 9158: 9153: 9151: 9149: 9148:N. meridensis 9144: 9143: 9141: 9139: 9138: 9133: 9127: 9125: 9120: 9118: 9116: 9111: 9110: 9108: 9106: 9105: 9100: 9097: 9087: 9083: 9077: 9075: 9070: 9068: 9066: 9061: 9059: 9057: 9052: 9050: 9048: 9043: 9042: 9040: 9030: 9029: 9024: 9018: 9016: 9011: 9009: 9007: 9002: 9000: 8998: 8993: 8992: 8990: 8980: 8979: 8974: 8968: 8966: 8961: 8959: 8957: 8952: 8951: 8949: 8947: 8946: 8941: 8935: 8933: 8928: 8927: 8924: 8921: 8919: 8915: 8905: 8903: 8898: 8896: 8894: 8889: 8887: 8885: 8880: 8878: 8876: 8871: 8870: 8868: 8858: 8857: 8852: 8846: 8844: 8839: 8837: 8835: 8834:M. javanensis 8830: 8829: 8827: 8817: 8816: 8811: 8805: 8803: 8798: 8796: 8794: 8789: 8788: 8786: 8784: 8783: 8778: 8772: 8770: 8765: 8763: 8761: 8760:C. leuconotus 8756: 8754: 8752: 8751:C. humboldtii 8747: 8745: 8743: 8738: 8737: 8735: 8725: 8724: 8719: 8716: 8710: 8702: 8698: 8692: 8690: 8685: 8684: 8682: 8680: 8676: 8672: 8668: 8663: 8659: 8633: 8631: 8626: 8624: 8622: 8617: 8615: 8613: 8608: 8606: 8604: 8599: 8598: 8595: 8592: 8582: 8578: 8572: 8570: 8565: 8563: 8561: 8556: 8555: 8553: 8543: 8542: 8537: 8527: 8525: 8520: 8519: 8517: 8515: 8514: 8509: 8503: 8501: 8496: 8495: 8492: 8489: 8479: 8475: 8472: 8462: 8458: 8444: 8442: 8439:Baikal seal ( 8437: 8435: 8433: 8430:Ringed seal ( 8428: 8426: 8424: 8419: 8418: 8416: 8414: 8413: 8408: 8402: 8400: 8397:Harbor seal ( 8395: 8393: 8391: 8386: 8385: 8383: 8381: 8380: 8375: 8369: 8367: 8362: 8360: 8358: 8355:Ribbon seal ( 8353: 8351: 8349: 8344: 8343: 8340: 8337: 8335: 8331: 8325: 8323: 8320:Hooded seal ( 8318: 8316: 8314: 8309: 8308: 8305: 8302: 8292: 8288: 8285: 8273: 8269: 8259: 8257: 8256:A. tropicalis 8252: 8250: 8248: 8243: 8241: 8239: 8234: 8232: 8230: 8225: 8223: 8221: 8216: 8214: 8212: 8207: 8205: 8203: 8198: 8196: 8194: 8189: 8188: 8186: 8184: 8183: 8182:Arctocephalus 8178: 8172: 8170: 8165: 8164: 8161: 8155: 8153: 8148: 8147: 8145: 8143: 8142: 8137: 8131: 8129: 8124: 8123: 8120: 8110: 8108: 8107:Z. wollebaeki 8103: 8101: 8099: 8094: 8093: 8091: 8089: 8088: 8083: 8077: 8075: 8070: 8069: 8066: 8063: 8061: 8057: 8051: 8049: 8044: 8043: 8041: 8039: 8038: 8033: 8030: 8024: 8019: 8015:(eared seals: 8010: 8005: 7999: 7997: 7992: 7991: 7989: 7987: 7983: 7979: 7975: 7967: 7963: 7938: 7937: 7936: 7935: 7933: 7931: 7927: 7918: 7917: 7916: 7915: 7913: 7904: 7900: 7897: 7895: 7891: 7877: 7875: 7870: 7868: 7866: 7861: 7859: 7857: 7856:U. thibetanus 7852: 7850: 7848: 7847:U. americanus 7843: 7842: 7840: 7838: 7837: 7832: 7826: 7824: 7819: 7817: 7815: 7810: 7809: 7806: 7803: 7801: 7797: 7791: 7789: 7784: 7783: 7781: 7779: 7778: 7773: 7767: 7765: 7762:Giant panda ( 7760: 7759: 7757: 7755: 7754: 7749: 7746: 7738: 7734: 7731: 7728: 7723: 7705: 7703: 7698: 7696: 7694: 7689: 7687: 7685: 7680: 7678: 7676: 7671: 7669: 7667: 7662: 7660: 7658: 7653: 7651: 7649: 7648:C. familiaris 7644: 7642: 7640: 7635: 7634: 7632: 7630: 7629: 7624: 7618: 7616: 7611: 7609: 7607: 7606:Lycaon pictus 7602: 7601: 7598: 7592: 7590: 7585: 7583: 7581: 7576: 7575: 7573: 7571: 7570: 7565: 7562: 7554: 7550: 7540: 7538: 7533: 7531: 7529: 7524: 7522: 7520: 7515: 7513: 7511: 7506: 7504: 7502: 7497: 7495: 7493: 7488: 7487: 7485: 7483: 7482: 7477: 7471: 7469: 7464: 7462: 7460: 7455: 7454: 7451: 7445: 7443: 7438: 7437: 7435: 7433: 7432: 7427: 7421: 7419: 7414: 7413: 7410: 7407: 7399: 7395: 7392: 7384: 7380: 7370: 7368: 7363: 7361: 7359: 7354: 7352: 7350: 7345: 7343: 7341: 7336: 7334: 7332: 7327: 7325: 7323: 7318: 7316: 7314: 7309: 7307: 7305: 7302:Tibetan fox ( 7300: 7298: 7296: 7291: 7289: 7287: 7282: 7280: 7278: 7273: 7271: 7269: 7264: 7263: 7261: 7256: 7249: 7248: 7243: 7237: 7235: 7234:N. viverrinus 7230: 7228: 7226: 7221: 7220: 7218: 7216: 7215: 7210: 7204: 7202: 7197: 7196: 7193: 7190: 7188: 7184: 7178: 7176: 7175:U. littoralis 7171: 7169: 7167: 7162: 7161: 7159: 7157: 7156: 7151: 7148: 7140: 7135: 7131: 7127: 7119: 7115: 7089: 7087: 7082: 7080: 7078: 7073: 7071: 7069: 7064: 7062: 7060: 7055: 7053: 7051: 7050:H. flavescens 7046: 7045: 7043: 7041: 7040: 7035: 7029: 7027: 7022: 7020: 7018: 7013: 7011: 7009: 7004: 7003: 7001: 6999: 6998: 6993: 6987: 6985: 6980: 6978: 6976: 6971: 6969: 6967: 6962: 6960: 6958: 6953: 6952: 6949: 6943: 6941: 6940:U. vitticolla 6936: 6934: 6932: 6927: 6925: 6923: 6918: 6916: 6914: 6909: 6907: 6905: 6900: 6898: 6896: 6891: 6889: 6887: 6882: 6880: 6878: 6873: 6871: 6869: 6864: 6863: 6861: 6859: 6858: 6853: 6847: 6845: 6844:Xenogale naso 6840: 6838: 6836: 6831: 6830: 6827: 6824: 6822: 6818: 6808: 6806: 6801: 6799: 6797: 6792: 6790: 6788: 6783: 6781: 6779: 6774: 6773: 6771: 6769: 6768: 6763: 6757: 6755: 6750: 6748: 6746: 6741: 6740: 6738: 6736: 6735: 6730: 6724: 6722: 6717: 6716: 6713: 6707: 6705: 6700: 6698: 6696: 6691: 6690: 6688: 6686: 6685: 6680: 6674: 6672: 6667: 6666: 6663: 6657: 6655: 6650: 6649: 6647: 6645: 6644: 6639: 6636: 6634: 6630: 6627: 6618: 6617:sensu stricto 6613: 6609: 6595: 6593: 6588: 6586: 6584: 6579: 6578: 6576: 6574: 6573: 6568: 6562: 6560: 6555: 6554: 6551: 6545: 6543: 6538: 6536: 6534: 6529: 6528: 6526: 6524: 6523: 6518: 6512: 6510: 6505: 6504: 6501: 6498: 6496: 6492: 6482: 6480: 6475: 6473: 6471: 6466: 6465: 6463: 6461: 6460: 6455: 6449: 6447: 6446:Fossa fossana 6442: 6440: 6438: 6433: 6432: 6429: 6426: 6424: 6420: 6417: 6407: 6403: 6400: 6396: 6392: 6387: 6369: 6367: 6362: 6361: 6359: 6357: 6356: 6351: 6345: 6343: 6340:Brown hyena ( 6338: 6336: 6334: 6333:Hyaena hyaena 6329: 6328: 6325: 6322: 6314: 6310: 6304: 6302: 6297: 6296: 6294: 6292: 6291: 6286: 6283: 6275: 6271: 6267: 6263: 6259: 6254: 6250: 6229: 6228: 6227: 6226: 6224: 6222: 6218: 6214: 6192: 6190: 6185: 6183: 6181: 6176: 6174: 6172: 6167: 6165: 6163: 6160:Hausa genet ( 6158: 6156: 6154: 6149: 6147: 6145: 6140: 6138: 6136: 6131: 6129: 6127: 6122: 6120: 6118: 6113: 6111: 6109: 6104: 6102: 6100: 6095: 6093: 6091: 6086: 6084: 6082: 6077: 6075: 6073: 6068: 6066: 6064: 6063:G. angolensis 6059: 6057: 6055: 6054:G. abyssinica 6050: 6049: 6047: 6039: 6038: 6033: 6027: 6025: 6020: 6018: 6016: 6011: 6010: 6008: 6000: 5999: 5994: 5991: 5989: 5985: 5975: 5973: 5968: 5966: 5964: 5963:V. tangalunga 5959: 5957: 5955: 5950: 5948: 5946: 5941: 5940: 5938: 5936: 5935: 5930: 5924: 5922: 5917: 5915: 5913: 5908: 5907: 5904: 5901: 5898: 5897:sensu stricto 5893: 5889: 5886: 5882: 5877: 5871: 5867: 5857: 5855: 5850: 5848: 5846: 5841: 5839: 5837: 5832: 5831: 5829: 5827: 5826: 5821: 5815: 5813: 5808: 5806: 5804: 5799: 5797: 5795: 5790: 5788: 5786: 5781: 5780: 5777: 5774: 5772: 5771:Paradoxurinae 5768: 5762: 5760: 5755: 5753: 5751: 5746: 5744: 5742: 5739:Otter civet ( 5737: 5735: 5733: 5728: 5727: 5725: 5723: 5719: 5716: 5713: 5708: 5704: 5700: 5695: 5691: 5670: 5669: 5668: 5667: 5665: 5663: 5659: 5633: 5631: 5630:F. silvestris 5626: 5624: 5622: 5617: 5615: 5613: 5608: 5606: 5604: 5599: 5597: 5595: 5590: 5588: 5586: 5581: 5579: 5577: 5572: 5571: 5569: 5567: 5566: 5561: 5551: 5549: 5548:P. viverrinus 5546:Fishing cat ( 5544: 5542: 5540: 5535: 5533: 5531: 5526: 5524: 5522: 5521:P. javanensis 5517: 5515: 5513: 5510:Leopard cat ( 5508: 5507: 5505: 5503: 5502: 5497: 5491: 5489: 5484: 5483: 5480: 5477: 5471: 5461: 5459: 5454: 5453: 5451: 5449: 5448: 5443: 5437: 5435: 5430: 5429: 5426: 5420: 5418: 5413: 5412: 5410: 5408: 5407: 5402: 5399: 5393: 5387: 5385: 5380: 5378: 5376: 5371: 5369: 5367: 5362: 5360: 5358: 5357:L. canadensis 5355:Canada lynx ( 5353: 5352: 5350: 5348: 5347: 5342: 5336: 5334: 5329: 5327: 5325: 5320: 5318: 5316: 5311: 5309: 5307: 5302: 5300: 5298: 5293: 5291: 5289: 5284: 5282: 5280: 5275: 5273: 5271: 5266: 5265: 5263: 5261: 5260: 5255: 5245: 5243: 5238: 5236: 5234: 5229: 5228: 5226: 5224: 5223: 5218: 5212: 5210: 5205: 5204: 5201: 5198: 5192: 5182: 5180: 5179:C. temminckii 5175: 5173: 5171: 5166: 5165: 5163: 5161: 5160: 5155: 5149: 5147: 5144:Marbled cat ( 5142: 5141: 5139: 5137: 5136: 5131: 5128: 5122: 5119: 5115: 5114:sensu stricto 5111: 5106: 5092: 5090: 5085: 5083: 5081: 5076: 5074: 5072: 5067: 5065: 5063: 5058: 5056: 5054: 5049: 5048: 5046: 5044: 5043: 5038: 5032: 5030: 5025: 5023: 5021: 5016: 5015: 5013: 5011: 5010: 5005: 5002: 5000: 4996: 4992: 4989: 4981: 4976: 4972: 4966: 4964: 4963:P. pardicolor 4959: 4957: 4955: 4950: 4949: 4947: 4940: 4939: 4934: 4931: 4928: 4923: 4919: 4913: 4911: 4906: 4905: 4902: 4899: 4896: 4891: 4887: 4883: 4875: 4871: 4865: 4861: 4859: 4855: 4853: 4849: 4847: 4843: 4841: 4837: 4836: 4833: 4828: 4820: 4815: 4813: 4808: 4806: 4801: 4800: 4797: 4789: 4785: 4781: 4780: 4770: 4766: 4762: 4758: 4753: 4746: 4739: 4734: 4730: 4726: 4721: 4716: 4712: 4708: 4701: 4696: 4692: 4687: 4686: 4665: 4661: 4657: 4650: 4642: 4641:Meerkat Manor 4638: 4631: 4615: 4611: 4605: 4601: 4597: 4595: 4594:The Lion King 4586: 4570: 4566: 4560: 4544: 4540: 4536: 4530: 4514: 4510: 4506: 4502: 4498: 4493: 4488: 4484: 4480: 4476: 4472: 4468: 4464: 4460: 4453: 4451: 4442: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4424: 4420: 4416: 4412: 4408: 4401: 4393: 4389: 4385: 4381: 4377: 4373: 4369: 4365: 4358: 4350: 4346: 4342: 4338: 4333: 4328: 4324: 4320: 4316: 4312: 4304: 4296: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4278: 4274: 4270: 4266: 4262: 4255: 4244: 4240: 4236: 4232: 4228: 4224: 4220: 4216: 4212: 4208: 4204: 4197: 4190: 4182: 4178: 4174: 4170: 4166: 4162: 4158: 4151: 4143: 4139: 4135: 4131: 4127: 4123: 4116: 4105: 4101: 4097: 4093: 4089: 4085: 4081: 4074: 4067: 4059: 4055: 4051: 4047: 4042: 4037: 4033: 4029: 4022: 4013: 4008: 4003: 3998: 3994: 3990: 3986: 3979: 3977: 3975: 3966: 3962: 3958: 3954: 3950: 3946: 3939: 3920: 3916: 3912: 3908: 3904: 3900: 3896: 3889: 3882: 3874: 3870: 3866: 3862: 3858: 3854: 3847: 3839: 3833: 3829: 3821: 3802: 3798: 3794: 3790: 3786: 3782: 3778: 3771: 3764: 3756: 3752: 3748: 3744: 3737: 3729: 3725: 3720: 3715: 3711: 3707: 3703: 3699: 3695: 3688: 3686: 3684: 3682: 3662: 3658: 3654: 3650: 3646: 3642: 3638: 3631: 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E. 2368: 2366: 2360: 2354: 2343: 2339: 2335: 2331: 2327: 2323: 2316: 2314: 2305: 2303: 2301: 2299: 2297: 2295: 2293: 2291: 2289: 2287: 2285: 2283: 2281: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2263: 2261: 2259: 2257: 2255: 2238: 2233: 2229: 2225: 2224: 2219: 2217: 2208: 2206: 2204: 2202: 2185: 2181: 2179: 2171: 2167: 2157: 2154: 2152: 2149: 2146: 2145: 2141: 2140: 2136: 2130: 2125: 2122: 2116: 2111: 2108: 2102: 2097: 2090: 2088: 2087: 2082: 2078: 2077:Animal Planet 2074: 2070: 2069: 2068:Meerkat Manor 2064: 2060: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2046: 2042: 2038: 2034: 2033:lepidopterans 2030: 2026: 2020: 2010: 2008: 2004: 2001:, founded by 2000: 1996: 1991: 1988: 1983: 1979: 1978:IUCN Red List 1975: 1974:Least Concern 1965: 1963: 1959: 1955: 1954: 1949: 1945: 1941: 1937: 1933: 1929: 1925: 1921: 1912: 1903: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1887: 1884: 1878: 1874: 1871: 1866: 1863: 1858: 1856: 1851: 1843: 1838: 1830: 1819: 1814: 1810: 1808: 1802: 1800: 1799:citron melons 1796: 1795: 1791: 1787: 1783: 1779: 1775: 1774:lepidopterans 1771: 1764:Eating a frog 1762: 1753: 1749: 1745: 1742: 1738: 1732: 1727: 1719: 1714: 1708:Vocalisations 1705: 1703: 1699: 1695: 1691: 1687: 1683: 1679: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1644: 1635: 1632: 1621: 1619: 1615: 1611: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1595: 1585: 1579: 1574: 1570: 1568: 1563: 1559: 1555: 1550: 1547: 1543: 1539: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1517: 1509: 1500: 1498: 1494: 1490: 1486: 1482: 1478: 1473: 1471: 1467: 1463: 1448: 1443: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1421: 1416: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1386: 1372: 1358: 1339: 1338: 1330: 1329: 1321: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1311: 1307: 1303: 1299: 1298: 1290: 1289: 1286: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1271: 1266: 1265: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1253: 1248: 1247: 1242: 1241: 1234: 1233: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1211: 1210: 1202: 1201: 1193: 1192: 1184: 1183: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1165: 1159: 1158: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1144: 1140: 1134: 1133: 1127: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1118: 1117: 1109: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1099: 1093: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1068: 1067: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1055: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1036: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1026: 1020: 1019: 1016: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1005: 1001: 995: 994: 988: 987: 981: 980: 977: 976: 973: 971: 966: 965: 960: 954: 953: 947: 946: 940: 939: 934: 933: 927: 924: 923: 919: 917: 913: 909: 905: 901: 900: 895: 894: 889: 888: 884:(kusimanse), 883: 882: 877: 873: 869: 865: 864:Early Miocene 861: 858: 855:study of the 854: 848: 831: 828: 822: 819: 813: 810: 809: 808: 806: 803: 799: 795: 792:and southern 791: 787: 783: 779: 775: 771: 767: 763: 759: 755: 751: 748: 744: 740: 732: 727: 718: 716: 712: 708: 704: 700: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 673:animals. 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8843:M. marchei 8701:Mephitidae 8569:M. leonina 8461:Monachinae 8432:P. hispida 8423:P. caspica 8220:A. gazella 8152:N. cinerea 8048:C. ursinus 7986:Odobenidae 7939:see below↓ 7919:see below↓ 7903:Pinnipedia 7821:Sun bear ( 7788:T. ornatus 7777:Tremarctos 7753:Ailuropoda 7691:Red wolf ( 7657:C. latrans 7580:L. adustus 7537:L. vetulus 7510:L. griseus 7440:Bush dog ( 7331:V. pallida 7329:Pale fox ( 7313:V. lagopus 7284:Cape fox ( 7164:Gray fox ( 6922:U. smithii 6754:H. parvula 6745:H. hirtula 6633:Mungotinae 6522:Galidictis 6495:Galidiinae 6423:Euplerinae 6406:Eupleridae 6395:sensu lato 6366:C. crocuta 6299:Aardwolf ( 6230:see below↓ 6171:G. tigrina 6144:G. poensis 6126:G. pardina 6108:G. letabae 6090:G. genetta 5988:Genettinae 5972:V. zibetha 5892:Viverrinae 5881:sensu lato 5876:Viverrinae 5845:P. jerdoni 5712:Viverridae 5671:see below↓ 5610:Sand cat ( 5417:A. jubatus 5242:C. caracal 5135:Pardofelis 4954:P. linsang 4895:Feliformia 4700:"Meerkats" 4492:2263/91552 4332:2263/19269 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7358:V. vulpes 7356:Red fox ( 7320:Kit fox ( 7295:V. corsac 7039:Herpestes 6652:Meerkat ( 6411:(Malagasy 6313:Hyaeninae 6274:Hyaenidae 6189:G. felina 5603:F. lybica 5415:Cheetah ( 5333:L. wiedii 5322:Oncilla ( 5288:L. guigna 5259:Leopardus 5240:Caracal ( 5233:C. aurata 5168:Bay cat ( 5089:P. pardus 5087:Leopard ( 5062:P. tigris 5020:N. diardi 4938:Prionodon 4838:Kingdom: 4827:Carnivora 4784:"Meerkat" 4509:246636557 4501:1758-678X 4036:CiteSeerX 3532:(1): 98. 2793:Herpestes 2437:"Meerkat" 2410:"meerkat" 2065:meerkat. 2059:franchise 2057:Lion King 2054:from the 2009:in 1993. 1928:savannahs 1862:gestation 1842:Perth Zoo 1638:Burrowing 1594:bateleurs 1462:feliforms 1439:sympatric 1420:Galerella 1297:Herpestes 1270:Galerella 1240:Ichneumia 794:Transvaal 737:In 1776, 703:Afrikaans 695:meerkatte 691:mierkatte 679:Afrikaans 671:burrowing 639:mericazza 626:Etymology 560:gestation 548:hierarchy 427:Mus zenik 282:Species: 244:Carnivora 210:Kingdom: 204:Eukaryota 10936:Wikidata 10850:14000678 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