Daphne wrote: > an absolutely marvelous pic entitled 'monarto meer cats' by Darren Richter. what ARE >those cute creatures standing to attention? i couldnt believe it! LOL
I've seen them called Meerkats, and you're right, they are cute as hell! I know they're from Africa. Maybe Oz as well, unless Darren caught them at a zoo. Did you ever see the Disney's the Lion King? Remember the comic characters Timon and Pumba? One of them was a warthog (or something like that), the other was a meerkat. They're about the size of a small housecat (well, small compared to MY housecat!), and they're social animals that live in colonies. When they're resting or relaxing, one or two of them "stand guard" like the ones in Darren's pic. I've got a wonderful pic taken at the Toronto Zoo of a bunch of them relaxing, with one standing watch, looking directly at my camera - Lord knows where that print is now. Anyway, that's what I know about meer cats, or meerkats, or whatever the heck they're called. regards, frank > > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
