Great shot of what looks like a pretty good sentry.

This is strange, I just went to the zoo here and I spent about half an hour watching these guys roll and tumble and play. The sentinal was the only one standing still. I wonder how they decide which one gets the job? Almost looks like he's begging for table scraps

awwwwwww, so so Cuteeeeeeee

I didn't think of it before, but now you mention it dreamer, this little guy didn't get any food in all the time we were watching. Very dedicated to his job :)
Thanks for your comments - appreciated as always.

when i went to the zoo there were two of them guarding the pack. weird. the others were eating away. hope that you were joking when you said they were raiding the porcupines? hehe ouch!

It was certainly the porcupine enclosure that they were getting the food from and one of them was brave (foolish?) enough to actually go looking for food in the porcupine's den - he left quickly!

hehehe, what a scene :) these little creatures can really cheer me up with those little eyes and dreamy, but yet proud and brave look in their eyes :)
poor little thing.. he's on duty :)) oh, well.. leftovers for one night.. every meerkat has to go through that :)))

great capture.. i like that proud look of his eyes, heh :) and the lightning is fabulous, too!

thank you for sharing this image.. it made me happy, heh :)

Aww He is taking his job so seriously. I love Meerkats, they are so sweet. Lovely detail on this picture, thanks for sharing it.