meerkats
African burrowing sentinels
Meerkats is the plural of meerkat, a small mongoose native to southern Africa.
They live in social groups and are known for standing upright on their hind legs to scan for predators: The meerkats took turns keeping watch while the others foraged.
Famous Greek misanthrope
- Lion KingFeline sovereign title
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- wildlife filmRecording of animals in habitat
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
David Attenborough · animated · merchandising · plush toy · photography · webcam · nature show · suricate
Position, physical or social
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- diggingRemoving earth below
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
alarm call · bolt hole · guarding · teaching · burrowing · vigilance · basking · warning
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- babysitterHired child caretaker
- pupYoung canine or seal
alpha · hierarchy · grooming · communal · altruism · teaching · matriarch · subordinate
Southern African semi-desert
- desertTo leave behind completely
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- Southern AfricaContinent's bottom portion
- BotswanaSouthern African landlocked nation
Namibia · arid · underground · tunnel network · den · scrubland · hardpan · warren
Timon
Famous Greek misanthrope
- Lion KingFeline sovereign title
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- wildlife filmRecording of animals in habitat
David Attenborough · mascot · animated · merchandising · plush toy · photography · webcam · nature show · suricate · educational
standing
Position, physical or social
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- diggingRemoving earth below
foraging · alarm call · bolt hole · guarding · teaching · burrowing · vigilance · basking · warning · upright
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- babysitterHired child caretaker
pup · alpha · hierarchy · grooming · communal · altruism · teaching · matriarch · subordinate · nursery
Kalahari
Southern African semi-desert
- desertTo leave behind completely
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- Southern AfricaContinent's bottom portion
Botswana · Namibia · arid · underground · tunnel network · den · scrubland · hardpan · warren · dry riverbed
scorpion
Stinging arachnid with pincers
centipede · lizard · insectivore · millipede · larvae · snake · egg · tuber · forager · caterpillar
- Lion KingSimba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- carnivoransdogs, cats, wolves, foxes, bears
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
meerkatslone wolves
Solitary, self-reliant individuals
wolverines · hermit crabs · solitary animals · tigers · snow leopards
meerkatseagles
Large predatory birds
jackals · cobras · apex predators · lions · hawks
meerkatswhales
Massive marine mammals
elephants · blue whales · hippos · polar bears · giant squid