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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:47 PM
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MEERKAT!


A 49-day-old female baby meerkat who was born August 3, sticks close by her mom on September 20, 2004 as she acclimates to her new surrounding at the San Diego Zoo. The baby meerkat is estimated to weigh about a ½ pound and according to the Zoo's animal care is growing and developing at a good rate. The addition of the baby meerkat at the San Diego Zoo represents the fifth member to the family, which is now defined as a social group. A social group of meerkats usually consists of five to 30 members and are referred to as a 'mob' or 'gang.' NO SALES REUTERS/Handout/San Diego Zoo/Ken Bohn
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nicolemrw Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:48 PM
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1. thats so adorable
they are such cool critters.
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:49 PM
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2. I saw that today
I love cute furry animals
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:49 PM
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3. AWWWW!
Look at the cute widdle baby!

:loveya:

I love meerkats!
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:51 PM
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4. I say M....M-E....M-E-E...M-E-E-R.......M-E-E-R-K-A-T-T MEERKAT!
Edited on Tue Sep-21-04 01:52 PM by Richardo
Nya-ah-ah!!! :D
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:51 PM
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5. I used to have a big Smithsonian poster
with about 30 of them standing up on their hind legs on a rock, keeping an eye out for predators. Meerkats rock!
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knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:54 PM
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6. meerkat
absolutely my favorite tribe of creatures. have you ever watched their society in action. they are awesome. i adopted a stray cat who exhibites meerkat habits, sitting erect,swivel head,checking for danger. she has no tail like a bob cat and grrrs like a dog.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:57 PM
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7. Too cute!
I love those critters!
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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 01:59 PM
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8. I wonder if they make good pets?
I'd be the crazy old guy with all the animals if they let me...
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:00 PM
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9. Here's some more


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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:58 PM
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14. they are very enterprising critters, but they smoke too much
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 03:00 PM
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15. I'm stealing that bottom picture!
Too cute!

:7
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:03 PM
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10. MORE MEERKATS!!!




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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:05 PM
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11. Is it just me or do they look like Paul Wolfowitz?
Oh that wasn't nice at all.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:06 PM
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12. They are better groomed, anyway! n/t
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 02:06 PM
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13. If I had a meerkat, he'd look like this:

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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 03:46 PM
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16. and my all-time favorite meerkat pic
TOASTED MEERKAT BELLIES!
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catzies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 03:54 PM
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17. Is a baby meerkat a "meerkitten?"
:P
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 03:58 PM
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18. They're so cute
Thanks for the pic
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 04:05 PM
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19. At OKC Zoo, they have several meerkats...
And they're my favorite. They really truly interact with people and you're more the display thant they are. So sweet.
Duckie
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 04:54 PM
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20. fabulous!
isn't it amazing they were created JUST like that, 6000 years ago, & if noah hadn't taken 2 on the ark, well....



tx, 'pants. wonderful foto!
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