Honestly, we"re not sure who decided that July 24 was Cousins Day, but we"re all for it—and these meerkats look like they are too. A clan (also called a mob, gang, or manor) usually contains about 20 or 30 meerkats, but some extended families have 50 or more. Females can detect the odor of their kin and use it to avoid inbreeding. They’re native to southern Africa, including the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, which is where this clan was photographed.
Can you see the family resemblance?
Today in History
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A shell of many colors
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
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Surf s always up in Paia
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National Library Week
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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You ve never seen anything like this
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Zelenci Nature Reserve, Slovenia
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New York City Marathon
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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Polar bear capital of the world
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Indigenous living
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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A grotesque scene
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
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National Park Service anniversary
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Remembering the Arizona
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Chocolate Hills
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World Bee Day
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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