in this case I was asked to do a story on meerkats meerkats are as you know
on meerkats meerkats are as you know
on meerkats meerkats are as you know wonderful little sociable creatures
wonderful little sociable creatures
wonderful little sociable creatures standing on their hind legs very very
standing on their hind legs very very
standing on their hind legs very very active in social groups up to 15 is
active in social groups up to 15 is
active in social groups up to 15 is sometimes 20 individuals very
sometimes 20 individuals very
sometimes 20 individuals very intelligent they have a language for
intelligent they have a language for
intelligent they have a language for different predators and they have this
different predators and they have this
different predators and they have this amazing system where the alpha male and
amazing system where the alpha male and
amazing system where the alpha male and alpha female sort of hand out chores to
alpha female sort of hand out chores to
alpha female sort of hand out chores to the rest of the community
the rest of the community
the rest of the community so eventually and they go to the bolt
so eventually and they go to the bolt
so eventually and they go to the bolt holes and they hide and then you have to
holes and they hide and then you have to
holes and they hide and then you have to see if you can photograph them in the
see if you can photograph them in the
see if you can photograph them in the bolt holes and we managed to do that
bolt holes and we managed to do that
bolt holes and we managed to do that which was which was nice but then
which was which was nice but then
which was which was nice but then eventually we got lucky we managed to
eventually we got lucky we managed to
eventually we got lucky we managed to day-by-day week-by-week habituate groups
day-by-day week-by-week habituate groups
day-by-day week-by-week habituate groups that the scientists already knew where
that the scientists already knew where
that the scientists already knew where they were and that they had partly
they were and that they had partly
they were and that they had partly habituated as well so I got closer and
habituated as well so I got closer and
habituated as well so I got closer and closer and closer and got to take
closer and closer and got to take
closer and closer and got to take pictures that I didn’t think I would but
pictures that I didn’t think I would but
pictures that I didn’t think I would but it’s it’s mighty hard to take pictures
it’s it’s mighty hard to take pictures
it’s it’s mighty hard to take pictures at all when animals are standing on your
at all when animals are standing on your
at all when animals are standing on your lens actually may I have some light on
lens actually may I have some light on
lens actually may I have some light on the stage please I need to show you
the stage please I need to show you
the stage please I need to show you something really sweet you know what
something really sweet you know what
something really sweet you know what it’s doing it’s looking for predators
it’s doing it’s looking for predators
it’s doing it’s looking for predators it’s looking for anything dangerous I
we represent the number one apex really
we represent the number one apex really nasty species on the planet and this
nasty species on the planet and this
nasty species on the planet and this different guy is like I wonder if
different guy is like I wonder if
different guy is like I wonder if anything is scary around here
anything is scary around here
anything is scary around here and I find that very charming um yeah I
was there getting really really close to
was there getting really really close to them I got these babies and I got you
them I got these babies and I got you
them I got these babies and I got you know could see the claws got so close I
know could see the claws got so close I
know could see the claws got so close I can really should macro on these animals
can really should macro on these animals
can really should macro on these animals which was fantastic by the way the claws
which was fantastic by the way the claws
which was fantastic by the way the claws are really good to dig with and they dig
are really good to dig with and they dig
are really good to dig with and they dig fast for scorpions eggs lizards
fast for scorpions eggs lizards
fast for scorpions eggs lizards millipedes this is a millipede going
millipedes this is a millipede going
millipedes this is a millipede going down and the millipede would sweat out a
down and the millipede would sweat out a
down and the millipede would sweat out a poison like a secrete and and obviously
poison like a secrete and and obviously
poison like a secrete and and obviously the meerkats know so what they do is
the meerkats know so what they do is
the meerkats know so what they do is that they just take out the millipede
that they just take out the millipede
that they just take out the millipede and they in the sand so that the sand
and they in the sand so that the sand
and they in the sand so that the sand will you know baby sort of stuck in in
will you know baby sort of stuck in in
will you know baby sort of stuck in in in the secrete and then they will just
in the secrete and then they will just
in the secrete and then they will just brush it off and eat it so it’s very
brush it off and eat it so it’s very
brush it off and eat it so it’s very intelligent very smart in a way but
intelligent very smart in a way but
intelligent very smart in a way but anyway uh what happened is that I was
anyway uh what happened is that I was
anyway uh what happened is that I was this close so I can take some some quite
this close so I can take some some quite
this close so I can take some some quite special photographs of them but then
special photographs of them but then
special photographs of them but then they could smell me they could smell me
they could smell me they could smell me
they could smell me they could smell me and they thought that this was not
and they thought that this was not
and they thought that this was not pleasant I didn’t smell like a meerkat
pleasant I didn’t smell like a meerkat
pleasant I didn’t smell like a meerkat so you know what they do they anal mark
so you know what they do they anal mark
so you know what they do they anal mark you and that’s a little interesting
you and that’s a little interesting
you and that’s a little interesting process they they have anal glands like
process they they have anal glands like
process they they have anal glands like many animals have and they will you know
many animals have and they will you know
many animals have and they will you know all over you back and forth it was like
all over you back and forth it was like
all over you back and forth it was like me and large magnets you know this this
me and large magnets you know this this
me and large magnets you know this this thing with you can’t what can you do we
thing with you can’t what can you do we
thing with you can’t what can you do we have fought to get this close what can
have fought to get this close what can
have fought to get this close what can do oh stop it you know no just indulge
do oh stop it you know no just indulge
do oh stop it you know no just indulge you
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