QUICK, LIKE AN ANIMAL…*

Like a meerkat? That would be me alright. I’m

from a mob, a gang, a clan, a manner – isn’t that

fascinating? So many collectives for such a wee

mammal. We’re known as one of the most cooperative

groups of mammals in the world because of the way

we’re able to live together, raise our families, look

out for each other; at night we sleep together in one

big pile. We might not be able to always fend off

a poisonous snake like our cousin, the mongoose,

but we can disarm a scorpion and teach our young

to do likewise – and eat it! Yeah, and we’re cute.

*From E.Bachinsky’s poem St.Sarah.1 from the book

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