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I thought meerkats were cute

Postby Big V on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:01 pm

This was the first time I have seen them eating...nasty little carnivores arent they..

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maybe this is why they prefer eating leaves..
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Postby avkomp on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:09 pm

nature is cruel.

gotta say this is the first non stereotyped meerkat shots I have seen though.

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Postby Zeeke on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:14 pm

Meerkats.. awesome lil critters.... see em on Animal Planet all the time.. digging up spiders and scorpions and other assorted insects that would make most of us climb walls to get away from..

Great pics V..

Especially the Giraffe... well captured

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Postby nito on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:27 pm

darn smug is down! :(
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Postby Willy wombat on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:35 pm

Giraffe is very funny shot. Lighting let you down a little but what a pose!
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Postby Manta on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:42 pm

Looks like the giraffe is eating a meerkat!
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:51 pm

Virgs

A great set of images, but the Giraffe is tops (or is that bottoms) :D
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Postby nito on Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:40 am

I can see them now. My god, merkats eat meat! That I did not know and now they aint as cute.
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Postby Manta on Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:49 am

nito wrote:I can see them now. My god, merkats eat meat! That I did not know and now they aint as cute.


Yep - those little fangs certainly aren't for sucking on daisies. :lol:
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:04 am

Lovel set. Nice, but uncomfortable, pose on the giraffe.
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Postby suzanneg on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:46 am

The meerkat photos are excellent. I like the fact that you've captured them looking fierce instead of cute. Lucky to get the giraffe in that position.
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:16 pm

Well capture Big V. Geez you really have subjects which vary from one extreme to the other (ie. stars and galaxies to animals) :)

Every little critter has it's good and bad sides and it has to eat - whether cute or not.

That giraffe is a great photo :D Animal gymnastics springs to mind.
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Postby Zeeke on Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:19 pm

Meerkats are Omnivores... but more importantly.. Insectivores.. so.. lovely lil predators...

You folks havent watched the Lion King... Timon is always eating bugs :lol: :lol:

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Postby elffinarts on Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:27 pm

they're still a fav critter to me, it's the smell of them that keeps me at bay. lol

great captures!
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Postby mudder on Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:49 pm

These shots of the meerkats will surprise a lot of people, having seen them devour (dead) mice being tossed into their enclosure woke me up... Cute little critters though, unusual perspective and well captured...

The giraffe shot cracks me up, Manta beat me to it, the first thing I thought of was he was eating a meerkat... This is a terrific catch... Also, considering the lighting you had to deal with, I think you've done an excellent job on the exposure...
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meerkats revenge pics

Postby rookie2 on Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:02 am

tho not the same quality as Big V I got these on the way out of zoo yesterday proving that meerkats also have a taste for alloys/plastics.

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fortunately for one over zealous young girl help was nearby!

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