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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International Literacy Day
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Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Carnival of Venice
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Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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A splash by the sea
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Womens History Month
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Next stop, Tofino
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
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The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
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Hay, what s up?
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Looking down on the Otter
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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