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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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
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In the valley of the doll
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Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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A view fit for a queen
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World Honey Bee Day
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Aerial view of Venice, Italy
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Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
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A meerkat stands alone
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Guiding ships to safety
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Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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In praise of the pipes
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Honoring those who served
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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Under Parisian skies
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Rocky mountain pi
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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