Francois Savigny / Suricate (meerkat) young - a few weeks old, Kalahari Gemsbok South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa, June

Ann & Steve Toon / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) drinking, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, May

Mark MacEwen / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) juvenile sleeping on adult 'escort', Queen Elizabeth National Park, Mweya Peninsula, Uganda, Africa.

Laurent Geslin / Yellow mongoose {Cynictis penicillata} Kalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa

Denis-Huot / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) in confrontation with Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Neil Aldridge / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing and keeping watch while another excavates a burrow in soft sand before disappearing underground for the night. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana, April.

Neil Aldridge / Young Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing on its hind legs near the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, April.

Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans standing alert on local guide, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana.

Kristel Richard / Wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) habituated to humans acting as sentry and standing alert on local guide's head for height, Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari desert, Botswana. No release available.

Ann & Steve Toon / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) adult with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, January

Anup Shah / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) watching alert Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March