“All right, kids, everybody huddle together between me and Mom. Timmy, stop squashing your sister!”

Meerkat Family at Henry Vilas Zoo, by Amy Bayer
Thanks to reader Kar for noting that today is World Meerkat Day!
“All right, kids, everybody huddle together between me and Mom. Timmy, stop squashing your sister!”
Meerkat Family at Henry Vilas Zoo, by Amy Bayer
Thanks to reader Kar for noting that today is World Meerkat Day!
I am very grateful that parents never put us kids through this because it would have ended in disaster and tears I’m sure.
Family Picture Day? We had to do it for the church phone directory.🙄
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I 🩷🩵💙💜❤️ Meerkats!
Meerkat attribute that I’ve desperately needed all my life: 7. Thermoregulation: Meerkats have a unique ability to regulate their body temperature. They can withstand extreme heat by adjusting their body temperature throughout the day, allowing them to thrive in arid habitats.
And don’t murder each other!
(See video posted in the comments of the links post from this morning if you don’t get that one.)