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: any of several African mongooses
especially
: a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa that is chiefly grayish with faint black markings and lives in usually large colonies
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We hand-fed giraffes, spotted meerkats, participated in a rhinoceros encounter, and even went kayaking.
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Linnea Bailey, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Visiting nature lovers can spot a few of the Big Five, add some birds to their life list or dine in the early morning alongside Namibia’s native meerkats, while those in need of a relaxing getaway can stick close to the lodge and unwind by the pool.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The story is told by the shaman mandrill Rafiki (John Kani) to lion cub Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), with wise-cracking meerkat and warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa (Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, respectively) annoyingly interjecting entirely too often.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Nick Cordileone brings an energetic voice to Timon the meerkat that really humanizes the puppet, while Danny Grumich as the warthog has a wonderful way of shaking his back legs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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Linnea Bailey, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Visiting nature lovers can spot a few of the Big Five, add some birds to their life list or dine in the early morning alongside Namibia’s native meerkats, while those in need of a relaxing getaway can stick close to the lodge and unwind by the pool.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The story is told by the shaman mandrill Rafiki (John Kani) to lion cub Kiara (Blue Ivy Carter), with wise-cracking meerkat and warthog duo Timon and Pumbaa (Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, respectively) annoyingly interjecting entirely too often.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Nick Cordileone brings an energetic voice to Timon the meerkat that really humanizes the puppet, while Danny Grumich as the warthog has a wonderful way of shaking his back legs.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024
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meerkat
noun
meer·kat
ˈmir-ˌkat 
: a burrowing mammal of southern Africa that feeds chiefly on insects, is grayish with faint black markings, and lives in usually large colonies
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