Family Of Meerkats Greet Wildlife Photographer

Photographing wildlife can be exhausting and challenging, but it can also be incredible. After all, snapping rare photos of wild animals often takes a lot of patience but it provides a rewarding experience.

Just ask South African wildlife photographer Nick Kleer.

He knows just what’s like to get up closer and personal with nature in order to get the best shots, and he recently had the experience of a lifetime while photographing some meerkats.

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Kleer took his camera to Jack’s Camp in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in northern Botswana when the incident occurred. He was hoping to capture some stunning shots of the gregarious animals, but he ended up getting a lot more than that.

After laying down on the ground with his camera, Kleer was greeted warmly by a family of meerkfats. Even the babies got involved!

The meerkats crawled all over him and examined his camera equipment. It was likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience and he was sure to document the whole thing.

Kleer shared a series of videos and photos of the incredible moment on Instagram.

“A little slice of heaven with these amazing creatures,” he captioned one video. In the clip, the meerkat was using his head as a strategic lookout!

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In another video, he got to get up close and personal with a baby meerkat! How cute. “Ill standby any animal any day and on this day they stand by me,” he captioned the clip.

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In a third video, he called the experience “one of the highlights of my life!” We can definitely see why.

The sweet babies are so curious about him and his camera!

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They even seemed curious about getting their photos taken and seeing what Kleer was doing in their space.

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What do you think of the adorable interaction? Let us know!