TY - BOOK AU - Mcirath, Grant TI - Meerkats SN - 1921517654 PY - 2016/// CY - Chatswood, NSW PB - New Holland Pub Pty Ltd KW - Meerkat KW - Behavior KW - Meerkats N1 - Taxonomic classification -- Morphometrics - body characteristics and measurements -- Populations and distribution -- Habits -- Territories and burrow systems -- Parasites - body fluid burglars -- Thermoregulation -- Vocalisations -- Diet -- Predators and the hunted hunters -- The neighbourhood watch - costs and benefits of allies -- Guarding -- Hierarchy and dominance -- Grooming -- Reproduction -- Babysitting -- Play fighting -- Poetry inspired by meerkats -- Conservation and ecological importance -- The meerkat pet trade and rehabilitation concerns N2 - Meerkats offers unique insight into the world of this endearing creature, and is the first title on the subject written by a professionally qualified nature conservationist. Includes remarkable sequences of images of Meerkats mobbing together to take on predators such as jackals, eagles and poisonous snakes, along with many other interesting behaviours - Meerkats truly are mammalian masters of multi-tasking ER -