A trip down a meerkat tunnel and memory lane
There's a fantastic new BBC series out called Animals With Cameras which is well worth a watch. The series, narrated by Gordon Buchanan was first aired on Thursday evening. Episode one follows three species of animal: the meerkat ( Suricata suricatta ), the chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes ), and the magellanic penguin ( Spheniscus magellanicus ) via the attachment of body cameras. The footage gained from these cameras reveals an extraordinary insight into the secret underground, tree canopy and underwater lives of these animals. Having worked as a six-month Field Research Assistant at the Kalahari Meerkat Project (where the meerkat footage was filmed), it's incredible to finally see the meerkats' underground world, consisting of a labyrinth of tunnels. You can watch the first episode of the series on the BBC iPlayer here . For those of you who may not be able to view the episode abroad, or if you are reading this after the iPlayer episode has expired, you can ...