Meerkat, Magkadikgadi Pan, Botswana Meerkats are always on high alert, guarding against any would-be danger. They take turns at guard duty, so while most of the clan is foraging, fighting and playing, there are always a few on their tip toes, surveying the mean streets of Botswana’s grasslands plains.
Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second