Image number: 2133244
© Robin Hoskyns / Biosphoto
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Image size: 4835x3223 pixels (16.1"x10.7" @300dpi)
Shooting date : 2013-09-09
Meerkats can survive without ever drinking as they get all the moisture they need form their food however they will certainly drink if they can
Keywords
Area / Desert / Semi-arid desert
Behavior / Feeding behaviour / Drink (to)
Area / Freshwater wetland area / Watering place
Africa / Southern Africa / South Africa
Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Synapsid / Therapsid / Mammal / Carnivoran / Small carnivore / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC
Africa / Southern Africa / Kalahari (desert of)
Latin keywords
Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Synapsida / Eupelycosauria / Therapsida / Cynodontia / Mammalia / Carnivora / Herpestidae / Suricata