Magic meerkat moments - BBC

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Some of the most magical moments of filming meerkats for Planet Earth Live.
The story of Swift, a five-week-old meerkat pup who has been born in one of the harshest places on Earth - the Kalahari Desert. A drought has hit the region, food is scarce and Swift's family are hungry.
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[@latonyamarie]

He’s using him as an observation tower. They are too cute.😂

[@francoisefarrugia8510]

It's so funny ..

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

I'm so glad this reappears in my recommendations from time to time. The whiskers. THE WHISKERS. 🤣🤣🤣

[@protorhinocerator142]

And then one of the camera men builds a tree stand. Meerkats: MINE MINE MINE!

[@shestechandtalk2312]

hahha..

[@justuser714]

Hahaha 😅😅

[@1567stardust]

I wouldn’t mind having a meerkat use me as a watch tower .

[@Harshavitthi]

Yeah!! Well! u've gotta look out for pee pee and poo poo 😂😂

[@fauzanazim5978]

Yea untill they poo on you lol 😐

[@zahmbohddie4004]

Till it spots a tiger right? Cus its not going to say "tiger" it will just go down its burrow

[@fauzanazim5978]

@@zahmbohddie4004 haha but sadly there is no tiger in africa 😂😂😂

[@vaasmontenegro481]

Use me as your watchtower daddy 😩

[@KristiChan1]

Having the photographers around would also keep some predators away, so it's like a semi symbiotic relationship: photographers get to study the meerkats, and the meerkats get some protection and height advantage.

[@miguelbranquinho7235]

That's an interesting thought: that by being there filming them in what's supposed to be a neutral way, they are becoming part of the meerkats' way of life. So it's not neutral anymore, and... Oh, what a headache, I'm gonna lie down.

[@ChainsawGutsFuck]

@@miguelbranquinho7235If you consider humans are a natural product of the planet and part of nature, even though our presence might seem "artificial" - in the sense that we have have technology and an intellect that places us far outside the fight for survival like most wild animals - we're still very much a part of the natural world. The same way a clam might synthesise minerals into pearls, humans have simply figured out how to synthesise natural materials into all manner of fantastic shapes and purposes, from early stone tools to modern fuels and electricity, complete with the technology that brings. It's all still taking place within the framework of a natural world with natural minerals and processes, we've just harnessed them to an extreme degree. The only way humans and our actions could be see as "unnatural" would be if our origins were interstellar and not native to planet Earth... right?

[@miguelbranquinho7235]

@@ChainsawGutsFuck Well said, agreed.

[@shawncollier571]

@@miguelbranquinho7235 I take it you get Migraines also?

[@miguelbranquinho7235]

@@shawncollier571 No it was a goof, a gag.

[@Alovatololo]

"That's some substantial shade" This works on multiple levels.

[@robb4951]

I know! I love how people from other cultures throw shade at each other lol. That was brilliant

[@haydenlee9698]

​@@robb4951it was a joke about the director having a big ass idk what ur on about

[@goransatler4922]

I wonder if his buddy is still on good terms with him after that remark.

[@DementedButtHole]

Meerkats always seem like they're looking to sell you drugs.

[@kiranofearth9234]

🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelpibostherapyrecipes5699]

Haha! Oh that's a good one!

[@DavidSmith-ez4pk]

More like hunting for their next hit.

[@kaybevang536]

What kinda weed ? Sells u laced angel dust

[@ninjaturtlesdrip8813]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tmcyt3037]

"theres some substencial shade there" did he just call him thicc?

[@jameswest4692]

I think he meant he's got a fat ass lol

[@Lugnut-uv7ff]

Thick boy

[@rizzt007]

😂😂😂

[@goku445]

@@Lugnut-uv7ff don't google that

[@petersayatshkin7454]

that’s some ssshhhade he’s throwing himself by saying that

[@splitdragon3004]

It’s been 11 years, but Rest In Peace Flower, you were an amazing leader

[@JustaservanttoALLAH]

The man's dead?

[@bellsoflagunabend6668]

@@JustaservanttoALLAHprobably the meerkat

[@ayakotami3318]

​@@JustaservanttoALLAHFlower Whisker is her full name. She is the dominant female of the colony that Swift was born into. She was born in 2000 and died in 2007 after a bite from a Cape Cobra. You see her in "Meerkat Manor" which follows the lives of several families of Meerkats including the Whiskers for four seasons.

[@pumpedupbro4200]

​@@ayakotami3318that just breaks my heart 💔

[@massimobernardo-]

@@pumpedupbro4200 the cobra is still alive but is now retired.

[@GinaMacArt]

How adorable is that. I didn't realise how little they were until they were with the photographer. 😂❤🇦🇺

[@ace1776]

I’m not even this habituated to humans.

[@nadineireland3361]

MyHotdogWeiner 🤣🤣🤣

[@jankub9602]

Yes, bc humans dont sit on your head xD

[@SnobbyLion]

Your avatar 😂

[@recoveringsoul755]

Meercats would be invading my personal space. But I'd trust them more than people. At least they are honest

[@theshermantanker7043]

@@recoveringsoul755 How are Meercats more honest when they aren't even required to be honest and probably don't have a concept of honesty

[@sergeantsilly5239]

Meerkat: Hippity Hoppity, this head is now my *property*

[@xxrhcpnirvanapjxx]

SergeantSilly 😂😂 aw that made me smile

[@flipvdfluitketel867]

Free real estate

[@user-do5xe7ks1e]

I like your brain

[@marvind7705]

Hahaha

[@oof5112]

Is that a fitz reference?!

[@Jehoshua.J.A.K.]

This is such a joyful video. It has me smiling ear to ear! So charming! 😂

[@nackab]

Same 😁😃😄

[@jeanmorgan4343]

I used to watch Meerkat Manor on PBS in Ontario years ago. The dog I had back then, it was his favorite thing to watch on TV. I remember their rival gangs with a leader named Hannibal who had 1 eye . Flower was a leading matriarch of the little group of them featured. She was bitten in the head by a Cape cobra and had a terrible demise. Their lives were so happy and carefree until a predator was in the area. Very dear little creatures and so much fun to watch, except for things that predated upon them. I'm sure my old dog is cavorting around on the other side with his beloved TV characters.

[@clockworkNate]

Weird seeing someone talk about my home province of Ontario on a KZbin video that isn't political 😄

[@paradigm_sh1ft532]

"Hey guys! Those mobile watch-towers are back!"

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Cheetahs do the same thing~ Once they get used to the camera crews, they hop up onto the Jeeps and cars and use them as mobile survey platforms. ^w^

[@robertjosephmaccready4820]

Kawaiiiiiii! X3

[@nidhinpk8172]

😂😂

[@dxvine4557]

@@alexisgrunden1556 i know this is two years late but I love your profile picture, Luna moths are my favourite kind of moth 💖

[@lclaney6240]

😀😂😅

[@RickSuaz]

meerkats must think, if we can domesticate these giants we're Set.

[@maskedous1087]

good point

[@shizukagozen777]

Gus Alcon Hahaha

[@juan98374893]

Masked Ou's to scout from

[@Dakingbones]

They’ll make a good scouting perches and we can unleash them on the predators 🤣🤣🤣

[@annapaula290]

It's the same thing Timon did with Simba lol

[@jeepmega629]

Those meerkats are very friendly!

[@bellazaralilyruger6517]

I absolutely love Meerkats. Such beautiful creatures. God made some of the most amazing animals in the world!

[@mikrokupu]

Humans in meerkat language: Friendly Walking Trees

[@delayed_control]

mikrokupu Ents

[@gabek3892]

m4ti140 ents arent always friendly

[@jennifersim8699]

😂😂

[@thetimberwolf100]

I am groot.

[@RevolverOcelot1]

Burst No! Not THAT one! It'll blow us up immediately!

[@timearly5226]

When a cameraman finally finds his purpose in life.

[@mecoptera]

Then he sang: Hakuna matata, what a wonderful frame!

[@shaunnaidoo8811]

Someone should tell him they all carry rabies!!!!

[@breakpoint6147]

😂😂😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏

[@dirhamvirgiawan6468]

i ruined the 666 likes, sorry..

[@artwithjoy0920]

Yes! Finally!😅👏🏻🤣

[@loiswallace3334]

So cute and funny with the meerkats standing on top of the cameraman's head!! Better view from up there!

[@rima3827]

10年前も見たけどやっぱ癒される

[@Dakuu75]

"Will you keep still up there, please." "Shush, talking tree. I am look for danger."

[@stuartpratt3662]

those meerkats are quite brave but as the commentary said they were used to humans from scientists studying them

[@Zed9659]

Yes

[@piranhaplantX]

@@stuartpratt3662 yup, it's similar to how birds will sometimes use large herd animals as roosting spots. If don't register you as a threat, competition, or food. You're essentially a non-static part of the terrain for them.

[@allenrogers6979]

Look before the hyena comes

[@tgagaming1354]

(⌐■-■)

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

"Can you keep still up there please?" Meerkat: "shut up rock"

[@ur778]

Mood

[@captainkrishna7144]

😂

[@Meerkat_2110]

Laughs in meerkat

[@abhinav_bammidi]

I'm hearing to the voiceover and I just realized that it's Richard Hammond. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@josephfreda6316]

Documenting Jeremy's family

[@amhunter7556]

Oh gorgeous, gorgeous, this makes me feel warm and happy. No body killing anybody!

[@koudjes6670]

"Ive filmed with elephants, gorillaz, bears, and none of them have ever sat on my head" I sure hope not bro

[@fairybutterfield2224]

Oh boy this made me laugh so hard

[@mirtilo]

Gorillaz is a great band, would be very difficult to support them all over your head

[@pallavir3112]

I m laughing hard

[@Zed9659]

Ok

[@Zed9659]

@@koudjes6670 ok

[@iwillroam]

"And if I see far, it is because I stood on the heads of giants." - meerkat wise man

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

What a trip 😂

[@daisyachieng7404]

It's all fun and games until we are forced to bow down and worship the giant.

[@maikelh5718]

Kill the wise one

[@alexandrapreston3698]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@HoneyJamTesla]

underrated comment 😂😂😂😂

[@barca3030]

çok tatlı hayvanlar, bayılıyorum mirketlere. hele kafasının üstünde nöbet tutması, çok güzel bir an olmuş :)

[@faenare]

Loved watching Meerkat Manor.❤

[@smudge7057]

Most animals: "Humans are dangerous, stay away from humans" Meerkats: "Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase"

[@Inkpuddle]

The hakuna matata got me 💀

[@crazyghost5242]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Collateralcoffee]

Truth is, sadly: Humans ARE dangerous. And thus it is actually good for them to think so, because there is a LOT of sick people out there....

[@sanaben2249]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bruhmoment8682]

I'd like to think that wild animals don't need our protection but only our absence. Especially those poachers.

[@biggestnoob4704]

Humans: We domesticated dogs. Meetkats: Cute, we domesticated camera crews. Humans: Touché

[@t-roy524]

How does this have no comments except for mine?

[@boxhead3667]

@@t-roy524 U aint alone

[@robertgonzalez6046]

cringe

[@ghyul6263]

they're not allowed to touch or feed the meerkats because humans aren't meant to be there in the first place so they turned into statues

[@actualgarbage8549]

@@ghyul6263 isn't that just a rule that they have agreed on in the terms of being a cameraman

[@jessicajayes8326]

They're like "Aww, he's so useful! Can we keep him?"

[@johnnysins6851]

0:22 Meerkats be like: 'Move over Spielberg, it's my turn to direct the next blockbuster!

[@axeraw3813]

Tall human: *exists* Meerkat: T H I S I S F R E E R E A L E S T A T E

[@michaelbrucato7180]

Literally

[@Meerkat_2110]

It is bro

[@Stormy2021x]

it's like my pet rat. She asks me to pick her up to get to high places.

[@eliseigo490]

@@Stormy2021x Oh my God! I just wanted to write it in comments. My two rats sit on shoulders and observe, but sometimes they cutely stand up on my toes (gaining only few cm), as I am sometimes sitting on my bed.

[@francineidepereira2786]

VI dt

[@AegisAuras]

New pickup line: “Girl, your buttocks casts some substantial shade.”

[@sampzi]

Some THICC shade XD

[@chefxhyrule242]

Sampzi 00 *T H I C C* S H A D E

[@RubixB0y]

"EXCUSE ME MADAM, I BELIEVE SEVERAL MEERKAT COULD BE SHADED BY YOUR SUBSTANTIAL BUTTOCKS"

[@EMDANAL]

I think Godfrey and or Jaboody films can impersonate this viciously silly.

[@user-oq7eo2ud2k]

Эта малышня не боится человека?!!залез на голову.. конечно, от туда обзор лучше !

[@kaiapparent2653]

meerkat manor memories 🥺💕

[@mongoemaniac247]

Crazzzy I’d never thought I would end up liking these cute animals so much. I wish I could see one in person soon!

[@dobermanlee3454]

i hope of them went up to him and say "Hakunamatata!"

[@G6JPG]

There may be some in a zoo/wildlife park near you; I saw a group of them in a wildlife park here in Kent, England (near Canterbury I think it was), about 15 years ago I think. They seemed to be thriving.

[@sebastiantv108]

Cameraman: "films meerkat" Meerkat: "It's free real estate!"

[@goku445]

fair compensation for the disturbance.

[@jared-wh3ve]

Compare the market

[@barnaclehead1894]

the explanation mark ruined it

[@TheAntiEggroll]

I was your 1000th like. You're welcome

[@sebastiantv108]

@@TheAntiEggroll Thanks dude! :D

[@TheAzozoi]

A prime example of symbiotic relationship between the man and the meerkat. The merkat can climb on the man head and thus having a great place to scout from.. Meanwhile, the man have a meerkat on his head. It's win-win.

[@traviscameron6747]

P

[@kalebhecksher2106]

kanuk mutualism is the symbiosis

[@boris4359]

BackOffMehMemez I only wish the are more people around the world like those lads!! Bless you guys

[@andreamoscoso4065]

kanuk Haha yeah it's perfect

[@posgaytitanilla]

kanuk your comment makes me smile even more than the video

[@mora_007]

lol...I love it....animals are amazing and any human who understands this is usually very kind.

[@user-zw8bk8nj5h]

Господи!!! Спасибо что я могу всё это видеть и восторгаться, как прекрасен этот мир😍💥💕

[@SaraFatima]

*“I’ve been lucky enough to film with elephants,gorilas, bears and none of them have ever sat on my head.* I guess that’s a good thing.”

[@chihiro5156]

🤣🤣🤣

[@renapineda365]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gamerben6127]

No, u dont want them to sit on your head

[@eviljoel]

Wow, congratulations on watching the exact same video as the rest of us.

[@jfk3465]

@@eviljoel congratulations on being a dickhead for no good reason😉

[@democracytherepublic5451]

Scientists: exist Meerkats: It's free real estate

[@TheBooFear]

Gold!

[@Corvus__]

JEWEL ENCRUSTED PLATINUM!

[@vasuritaa]

XDD

[@zomkino]

thoses jokes still exists ? wow, people are less funny than i thought

[@neilbreen2487]

@@zomkino no u

[@Shikaschima]

Meerkat just being like "Huh, there's randomly a perch. Good!"

[@enn-dgj6gmgtgmg]

可愛い動物と友達になるのが大好きです😂❤

[@zameliz]

Most animals: *sees a human* "what is that terrifying creature?" Meerkats: *sees a human* "oh look, it's one of those handy perches to sit on"

[@ok_9577]

Lmao 😂

[@pauldavis5518]

All those people around them and they are still paranoid lol

[@thefisherman0074]

Paul Davis tbh the camera crew doesn’t defend them nor attack them so it’s understandable that they would still be paranoid lol. But if the crew started to defend them against other predators I wonder if that would change.

[@pradnyahasilkar8581]

Lol😂😂

[@professore3930]

@@pauldavis5518 I wheezed

[@331Grabber]

They never showed the Meerkat that was playing the slide guitar

[@Teeb2023]

LOL

[@naveenmudgil8043]

😂😂😂👌good one mate

[@hardypoppe933]

These comment Made my day

[@amitbisht1369]

Bring it to Disney auditions

[@waterdroplets1627]

Lmao 🤣this comment 🤣

[@onurpro9514]

Timons family are so friendly

[@rozita9996]

They are soooo beautiful 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@PsychicThursday]

"Swift, is taking shade in the shadow of our director's buttocks... There's some substantial shade there." That was substantial shade. 😂

[@user-up2gn8hv9c]

😂 😂 😂

[@mikemuponda1781]

Lmao this comment tho 😅😅

[@jdouce6074]

😂

[@alexoden4616]

I laughed so hard

[@gordieparenteau6555]

Or a compliment. Depending on your perspective.

[@blueshoes5145]

Him: "Having lots of contact with the scientists studying their daily habits, they simply see them as part ...." Me: "..of the family. Aww". Him: "..of the lanscape". Me: ".........oh". Lol

[@marianacavalcante6348]

OMG SAME LOOOOL

[@silva6135]

I literally read that while it came to part lol

[@ABCDEFGHI827]

Same 😂

[@Kain366]

I was thinking the same :D

[@Lafemmefutile]

Lol Know your place, furniture!

[@user-bd8pn7kh1i]

Прелестное видео!!Спасибо. Нежные и предприимчивые зверьки 😍😍😍

[@user-wg7xl5eq3j]

Какие они милые))

[@katz734]

9 years later, and this is still the best thing ever.

[@JAYDOG1337A]

holy crap it's been that long?!?

[@ariannab3320]

It’s crazy now that Swift is the matriarch of the Whiskers now 😊

[@bobbybush1750]

10 years now

[@katz734]

@@bobbybush1750 yep and it still warms my heart.

[@Tethloach1]

oh

[@ilazer6058]

"It's taking shade in the shadow of our directors buttocks" “That's some substantial shade” in more ways than one ahha

[@tahliabello5631]

Good one XD

[@imageez]

I wouldn't took shade there, the last time I did it blows some nasty wind. Must be a dead rat in there or something.

[@CherryRedBanshee]

I’m trying to film the meerkats, but I’m dummy thick and the shadow of my ass cheeks keeps drawing them in.

[@ilazer6058]

@@CherryRedBanshee LMFAO

[@chadallen2030]

Lol how you roast your friend like that on National TV? He knows he didn't have a microphone to respond 🤣

[@mjkim9048]

Meerkat : I don't know what you are ~ I have to scout, so stay still ~

[@LeeirahBrashka]

Man I love Richard Hammond's voice!

[@GottSegneDich]

“Taking shade behind the directors buttocks. That’s some substantial shade.” 😂

[@BR-jt6ny]

The director isn't the only one throwing shade...

[@fezzik7619]

I’m pretty sure we all heard that but thanks for the quote I guess?

[@TheEarlofBronze1]

@@fezzik7619 take your boring outta here. This is a no-lame-zone.

[@agett12]

Shade within shade shadeception

[@4231jerome]

Haha yes

[@hlcepeda]

I recall one meerkat documentary where a female meerkat left her baby in the palm of a researcher's hand while she and her clan went off to search for food. So cute!

[@nobodynothing2594]

Pls share link if you can recall which documentary it was? Sounds super cute & super trusting

[@themurrrr]

Omg, yes, link pleeeeease!

[@mackenzierynebagtong8549]

They trust humans? That's like us.

[@xxxxxGRANDxxxxx]

LINK. NOW 😔

[@tannafgto]

Send the link or it's a lie 😏

[@abidababida7096]

They’re just adorable little things! remind me of squirrels but much friendlier

[@dobermanlee3454]

i hope of them went up to him and say "Hakunamatata!"

[@marapolato7056]

Che meraviglia. Voglio andarci anch'io.❤

[@DestinySilverBlood]

I want to study animal behavior. Translation: I want meerkats standing in my head.

[@OP-1000]

*In* your head?

[@dmcpartlin17]

Pamela NANI?! IN YOUR HEAD?!

[@JohnDoe_1237]

please update your post to "on my head" :D

[@HamzaAbdelhedi]

WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAAAAD? IN YOUR HEAAAD

[@OP-1000]

Hamza Abdelhedi ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE, ZOMBIE MEERKATS

[@agneteht]

I feel like these are perfect prints of our ancestors. I can see my great nth grandparents being like this.

[@TatianaBreiten777]

Красавчики❤❤❤

[@Swarzec_Swarzewski]

Two reasons I want to be a cameraman. 1. Being immortal. 2. Being a tree for meerkats.

[@BRJCLIPS]

But you aren’t able to pet the animals, you just have to sit there while the animal sniffs and runs beside you

[@Swarzec_Swarzewski]

@@BRJCLIPS That's fine. I'm not fussy.

[@rainbowruler6453]

I- how does being a cameraman make one immortal?

[@Swarzec_Swarzewski]

@@rainbowruler6453 That's kind of a joke. In catastrophe/horror movies, the person who always survives is the cameraman. ;)

[@rainbowruler6453]

@@Swarzec_Swarzewski Bet, seems legit

[@agnus1975]

Cameraman: "oh hello..." Meerkat: "shhh homman, stay quiet and move your head more to left..." Cameraman: "oh... sorry, ok..."

[@mincamp]

XD

[@armageddon4831]

lol jump on him like he was a rock 😂

[@j.8556]

X'D

[@senagst6510]

*turns right side

[@T_1.5]

Basically Ratatouille

[@radmilasurlan2677]

Ti si sreta covek uzivaj u takvom drustvu

[@ramamohanareddy5057]

How lucky you are. 😍

[@picklejho69]

"he's taking shade, in our directors buttocks. There's substantial shade there." Yeah, fam, and you're the one throwing it XD

[@missdrey954]

😂😂😂

[@ash.mystic]

I was thinking the same thing 😅

[@mteokay1246]

Such generous benevolent buttocks !

[@satyamevajayate1138]

@@mteokay1246 ha ha

[@beccacapshaw8556]

My exact thought 😂

[@limabonne]

Expensive car passes by - meh Sees a $200.000.000 Yacht swim by -yawn Guy has meerkat on its head - This guy is living my dream!!

[@giselmaria8312]

Same here! It's my dream.

[@limaliw3508]

Ted Bundy now that you said that... Wow

[@asadullahmaan3482]

Word👍😂😂

[@igormaia3542]

Dude... Did anyone notice Ted Bundy just stabbed that guy?

[@scp--297]

Akelo Same!

[@garyfeltman4482]

I love watching meercats! They are so cute! I have a statue of meercats on my porch watching!

[@baileys5673]

“That’s some substantial shade.” And that, sir, was some substantially shaded commentary.

[@CLairsoftFTW]

Bailey S well put 😂

[@Corvus__]

I hate to admit it, but mine's bigger. And I'm a guy!

[@narendrapanse7844]

@@Corvus__ Go find a meerkat, lad - pronto!

[@Corvus__]

@@narendrapanse7844 None here in Florida. 😞

[@Corvus__]

@Jiminy Cricket Don't know much about them or there behavior.

[@rayyana.8538]

"human, dont mind me, carry on with whatever you're doing, i just need to get a better view of things. Dont move now"

[@milosorian1320]

...and the cameraman will capture how majestic i am."

[@dianaceliz3096]

Lovely Meerkats !!!💚💖💙😍😘...

[@leighlofgren]

Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, just love and makes my day......wish I'd been on those shoots.

[@MinimusMaximus]

Question: What is the purpose of human existence? Answer: To function as Meerkats' watchtower.

[@MinimusMaximus]

Myth Fury 🥺

[@warbirdgaming8091]

@Myth Fury You are right this is pretty empty, lets fill it up

[@monderz1608]

Uhhh

[@monderz1608]

H

[@monderz1608]

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[@mosso9839]

“yo why tf this rock moving?” *still climbs it*

[@sherryleggett1612]

I would love to have a few meerkats as pets. They are fascinating little creatures.

[@belissimo289]

От такой высоты видно все 😂 , главное чтобы не двигались.

[@FerFer1958]

meerkats realized that humans are not dangerous and then started using them as higher points for observation or for shadow. they are very smart.

[@Vhlathanosh]

Meerkats domesticate humans!

[@vinokai]

Now that I think about it...this could be a symbiotic relationship. The Meerkats have a higher vantage point to scout for predators, and in return, the Camera crew would be notified when a possibly dangerous creature approaches while they're distracted filming something else.

[@truelyme0]

I will use this on my test tomorrow. I hope teach understand it.

[@arandombard1197]

Also, if they get into a territory dispute, it looks like they have giants backing them up.

[@vinokai]

Truely Me good luck 👌😂

[@thefisherman0074]

Not to mention the meerkats would have the ultimate protection from virtually any predator. Having a human in their corner would boost their survival for sure.

[@piranhaplantX]

@@thefisherman0074 The cameramen are likely strictly forbidden from interfering, short of potential harm to a crew member. But yeah, I imagine the smell and presence of humans deters a lot of predators from even considering it. Especially opportunists like Jackals, who would see it as a greater risk.

[@ry4827]

ほんとだ、、かわいい

[@tokitopokop4128]

さんまからくるな笑

[@beanlittle9438]

Why you so cuteeee..the cutest animal

[@waterking74]

Meerkat: *as you can see my son this is a moving rock*

[@thephenom9881]

The Shitstorm Starter They stand erect just like *Homo Erectus* 😂

[@The-Cat]

@@thephenom9881 i stand corrected

[@thephenom9881]

Em Em Now I get you. You also stand *erected* . 😂

[@The-Cat]

@@thephenom9881 exactly! I'm glad we've been able to erect an extraordinary communication

[@thephenom9881]

@@The-Cat Wow that's great & absolutely true. *What an erect communication* ! 👍

[@izfroggzy8796]

I never realized how small meerkats actually were until now

[@jordielninopolla750]

Mee too, smoll and cute😂

[@pankaj3601]

I guess you are confused between otters and meerkats.

[@goldenrules5697]

@@pankaj3601 otter is usually in water

[@ninaradulovic1237]

Small and adorable🥰

[@silford]

The thing is it's always zoomed in so everytime I see meerkats which are filmed by bbc earth or any other such companies, I always think it's around 1m tall.

[@stefaneer9120]

His job is so Payless. 🥰

[@FloralConcerto]

Meerkat leader: "Farewell strange motionless creature that served diligently as our watchtower, you will surely be missed!" *cue sad epic emotional music*

[@pamarthiraviteja1206]

FloralConcerto #peelingemmossional

[@markdavidson1049]

Human Acquired! Observation Range increased by 200% for 3 turns.

[@ZLM88]

Mark Davidson This comment is completely unappreciated 😂😂😂

[@iwatchkittenvids45]

NERF

[@jeffrbake]

Just 3 turns?

[@jsoc99]

Cardfight Vanguard

[@scp--297]

XD "Yay! Guy I got one!"

[@Technoirz]

Meerkat like,why is this rock talking?

[@Arcturus572]

The fact that they're climbing on the humans shows that they're very familiar to them, and they feel safe...

[@DomWeasel]

To them, the camera crew are the most docile animals they've ever encountered. Other animals no matter how peaceable wouldn't tolerate the meerkats climbing all over them with their sharp claws.

[@sinbotosimmons7624]

"Swift is taking shade, in the shadow of our director's buttocks...that's some substantial shade there." I don't why this is so funny to me but it is.

[@rezkid16]

He pretty much called the director T H I C C

[@acavell6184]

It's called insecurity masked by sarcasm

[@NoReplyAsset]

😏 nice

[@jamesliggins891]

that WAS some substantial shade 😂

[@maaoshussain4050]

Thicc

[@user-fl4vg1po1o]

여전히… 귀엽다…

[@pamelaleigh4225]

Meerkats are priceless....

[@HisWordisLife4U]

Meercat field observation notes: We have studied the humans for a couple of years now and realize they are not predators but a few seem to have an abnormal voyeuristic obsession with us. Filming us for hours and only stopping to eat or relieve themselves. Thank goodness all the humans don't do this, just a few odd ones on occasion. They do provide a few useful services to our meercat families. 1) reduction of predators who are reluctant to come near when humans are present 2) we can perch on their heads and see farther than on the hills f the landscape scouting for predators in the distance. 3) their buttocks makes excellent shade in hot weather.

[@liyangajay8621]

This is perfect. I can imagine a meerkat in a green vest and a mic saying this

[@HisWordisLife4U]

@@liyangajay8621 He needs a little safari hat and khakis plus a little tent and some folding chairs in front! It is funny to see our own behavior through animal eyes. Meercats are so cute. I wish they would show the episodes in order, it's like a nature soap opera.

[@liyangajay8621]

@@HisWordisLife4U omg you're killing me. Something like lion King. But the series is about meerkat scientists studying about humans and behind the scenes of the study.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

@@liyangajay8621 Yes. We need to make the movie. Animal scientists who study people. It would be pretty funny but we have to develop some kind of plot that idea in itself is pretty thin alone. :)

[@hasnaalshammri4490]

وين الحريمه الغيور هو فوق وتحت

[@lindalogan8460]

"this humans head is a perfect lookout point." 😂

[@aeza9322]

ههههه hahaha

[@lindalogan8460]

@@aeza9322 😂

[@stopmakingkids3176]

Hello beautiful 😘😘😘

[@stopmakingkids3176]

Hello beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@prettydo2123]

😂😂😂

[@user-gz6ty6bk3w]

Абсолютное доверие!!!!

[@debukarchowdhury8611]

They are so so comfortable.

[@Mystery__Otaku]

Meerkat: IT'S OVER PREDATORS, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND

[@rilluma]

lol

[@troykinnison4575]

Obi- "won"!!! Lol

[@Aussieduderivs1]

Predators: you underestimate my power!

[@rilluma]

@@Aussieduderivs1 Dont do it!

[@reeeec]

Meerkat: I have the greatest predator in my side *looks at human

[@danteduruisseau6854]

"I'm just gonna stand on this humans head to get a better view."

[@karlc4277]

That is actually what they are thinking. So that they can spot a predator as far away as possible.

[@SwordsmanRyan]

It’s free real estate

[@Peekaboo5150]

カッワエエなぁ～～～～♡

[@evelynfive5684]

At least they got the high ground.