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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Twas a night just like tonight
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Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Life in the slow lane
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The owl that loved football
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Rocks on the move
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Fat Bear Week
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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World Meteorological Day
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Best fronds forever
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Infinity Day
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Over and under the delta
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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Martin Luther King Day
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