South African Kalahari Desert Meer cats at Tswalu game reserve
I was very privileged to watch some meer cats in the Kalahari desert. We had to be up before dawn and find the meer cat burrows before the sun came up and wait down wind of them. As the sun came up they sniffed the air but did not seem to pay any attention to us even though we were only 3 – 5 meters away. We watched them for about an hour and then had to leave because they have a set foraging routine which we would have disturbed if we had stayed any longer. They are fascinating animals and this particular group are the ones which starred in the BBC programme Meercat Manor