The remarkable collection of photographs in this book provide a rare insight into the fascinating world of meerkats. Here these endearing little carnivores appear in their many moods and in a wide variety of daily activities, from grooming one another to taking turns on guard duty, and from catching scorpions and small reptiles to setting forth to do battle with rival mobs. This stunning portfolio is accompanied by an informative and readable text which provides an overview of the meerkats' lifestyle and behaviour, and examines their social make-up and adaptations to a hostile environment.

Author Biography

Nigel Dennis is an award-winning photographer based in South Africawith several books to his credit. He spends most of his time in thebush specialising in the wildlife of Africa's great open spaces. DavidMacdonald is a world authority on carnivore behaviour and director ofthe Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University. Heundertook the first major study of meerkats in the Kalahari in the1980s.