a young meerkat with large eyes and brindled coat pattern looking for insects

wildlife animal mammal nature squirrel branch bird rodent whiskers zoo reptile wood pet beak tree african alert animal arid beauval botswana brown closeup coat pattern dark bands desert diurnal eat family food fur guard habitat herpestidae insects light grey long legs lookout mammal meerkat meerkats mongoose park pointed snout prey reptile safari social south south-africa suricata suricata suricatta suricate tail tapering thermoregulate wild wilderness wildlife woody vegetation yellowish young zooparc beauval