Meerkat

The meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is the only member of the genus Suricata.[2] Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.

Thanks to a postcrosser from Germany who sends his own professionally made

postcard of a meerkat.

Sent: 2 April 2015   Received: 14 April 2015   Travelled: 12 days