Meerkat Mob Boss
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Meerkat Mob Boss
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Meerkat Mob Boss by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive meerkat portrait in shades of cream, gold, brown and black with intelligent golden eyes and an attitude of authority complimented with a turquoise blue background.
The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterized by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs, a thin tapering tail, and a brindled coat pattern. The head-and-body length is around 9 to 14inches, and the weight is typically between 1.4 and 2.1 pounds. The coat is light grey to yellowish brown with alternate, poorly defined light and dark bands on the back. Meerkats have foreclaws adapted for digging and have the ability to thermoregulate to survive in their harsh, dry habitat. Meerkats are highly social, and form packs of two to 30 individuals each that occupy home ranges around 2 square miles. There is a social hierarchy, generally dominant individuals in a pack breed and produce the offspring, and the nonbreeding, subordinate members provide altruistic care to the pups. A pack of Meerkats is called a Mob. They live in rock crevices in stony, often calcareous areas, and in large burrow systems in plains. Meerkats are active during the day, mostly in the early morning and late afternoon; they remain continually alert and retreat to burrows on sensing danger. They use a broad variety of calls to communicate among one another for different purposes, for example to raise alarm on sighting a predator. Primarily insectivorous, meerkats feed heavily on beetles and lepidopterans, though they also include amphibians, arthropods, small birds, reptiles, and plant material in their diet.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
The Meerkat Mob Boss by Amy E. Fraser. Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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