a photo taken on a meerkat among the dense foliage in the wild

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