Suricate meerkat basking in the sun in the early morning while surveying his surroundings for danger in the dry landscape of the Southern Kalahari

meerkat group standing tall watching surveying day sun family africa african mongoose social herpestidae upright sentinel pack habitat nature natural burrow looking watchful instinct small silly close low angle ground meekrat mammal animal park wildlife wild cute suricate conservation lookout brown wilderness alert south meerkats danger environment meercat observing daylight