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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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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A narrow passage
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Why, aloe there
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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A lush, green escape
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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Let’s go foraging
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Explorer of the sea
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Through an artist s eyes
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Red skies at Ruby Beach
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Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
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Falling for Rioja
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Mount Rainier National Park
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Wildebeest on the move
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Mute swan
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Northern coast of Colombia
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A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
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Cinco de Mayo
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Cinco de Mayo