meerkat

noun

meer·kat ˈmir-ˌkat

: any of several African mongooses

especially : a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa that is chiefly grayish with faint black markings and lives in usually large colonies

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The puzzle of play The purpose of play — for children, monkeys, rats or meerkats — has proved surprisingly hard to pin down. —

Big Think, 24 June 2024 The Phoenix Zoo opened a new Predator Passage exhibit in 2023, giving visitors a glimpse of African lions, hyenas, meerkats, leopards, Rüppell’s Griffon vultures and Red River hogs. —

Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024 The landscape is home to various animals including meerkats, the Kalahari lion, Cape cobras and gemsbok − a large member of the antelope family. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024 Four curious young meerkats, born in February, are spotted frolicking in their surroundings at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. —

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