After the televised death of a meerkat in a popular wildlife show was shown recently, the show's office was swamped by grief-stricken notes.

最近，一个受欢迎的野生动物节目在电视山播出了一只獴之死后，节目办公室被表示哀伤的信件淹没了。

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A meerkat scouting for predators in the kalahari.

一只猫鼬在喀拉哈里搜寻猎物。

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Then all of a sudden he perked up, alert, "like a meerkat".

然后又突然高喊“就像猫鼬”。

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Meerkat life is built around a social pack of 10 to 30 meerkats, and all members benefit if the group stays large and healthy.

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