Meerkat with Tracker

The photo shows the dominant female of a habituated group of meerkats. Meerkats switch between several sleeping burrows, so the tracker around her neck allows scientists to find the group again the next morning. Only then can they study the behaviour of these exceptional creatures day in and day out. Thanks to habituated meerkat groups, researchers from the University of Zurich have been able to research predator defence behaviour, foraging techniques and even the extensive language repertoire of meerkats. This groundbreaking discovery even landed them on BBC Earth.
by Cyrill Ritter