Sentry duty is a great responsibility for a meerkat – he or she has to stand guard while the rest of the clan looks for food or simply lazes around. Standing on his or her hind legs, a tail propping ...

According to the Oakland Zoo’s website, adult meerkats take turns being on sentry duty so others can forage without worry. Meerkats are social animals and live in groups. Credit: Oakland Zoo via ...

Meerkats are small mammals ... for any predators - this is known as a sentry, some will be forging for food and others will be on babysitting duty, looking after the new pups.