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Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert
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Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert

Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert
Meerkats warm themselves in the morning sun in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. A type of mongoose, meerkats are highly social animals and live in colonies. They prefer sandy soil where they can dig elaborate underground burrows.
Martin Harvey/Corbis
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