Meerkats Use Photographer As Makeshift Lookout Post

During a photo shoot in the Makgadikgadi region of Botswana, wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas found himself situated between very curious meerkat babies who began exploring his camera equipment and very protective parents who decided that Will would do just fine as a makeshift lookout post.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl)

photos by Will Burrard-Lucas

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.