a photo taken on a meerkat looking to the left

africa african animal animals band bands big body brindled broad brown brownish burrow burrowing coat dark dig digging eusocial eye eyes face facing foreclaw foreclaws front fur furs habitat head hierarchy hunt hunter insectivore insectivores insectivorous large left leg legs life light long mammal mammals meerkat meerkats mongoose odour one pack packs pattern patterns plains pointed right rodent rodents side single slim snout social solitary south southern stand standing strong suricate tail tails taper tapering thin vegetation wild wildlife