September 23, 2011 Sun Angel of Africa

CaliforniaMama • Sep 23, 2011 10:45 am

[SIZE="1"]A pile of very cozy Sun Angels.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]In some regions of Africa, the meerkat is called a Sun Angel. The belief is that they have been sent by the gods to protect the people from the moon devil.

Photo credit: Bas Van Uyen

via The Ark in Space[/SIZE]

footfootfoot • Sep 23, 2011 11:19 am

CaliforniaMama;757993 wrote:

In some regions of Africa, the meerkat is called a Sun Angel. The belief is that they have been sent by the gods to protect the people from the moon devil.

Soooo, we prolly shouldn't eat them in that case.

Gravdigr • Sep 23, 2011 11:24 am

I don't know how protected I'd feel what with meerkats weighing in at right about a pound and a half. Moon devils are werewolves after all.

Sundae • Sep 23, 2011 11:28 am

Simples.

footfootfoot • Sep 23, 2011 11:31 am

Here's some Otters putting the Kittycumbotty on a Crocodile. The music is limpwristed so turn down your speakers.

[YOUTUBE]vnuScS9Iswo&start=165s[/YOUTUBE]

Trilby • Sep 23, 2011 11:34 am

Sundae;758013 wrote:
Simples.

HA!

Sundae • Sep 23, 2011 11:39 am

Actually, I'm not sure if it translates.
A help:
[youtube]4Ust9YBlEfY[/youtube]

girlgames • Sep 24, 2011 4:18 am

interesting

footfootfoot • Sep 24, 2011 12:41 pm

Interesting? Ohh, I think not. Fascinating perhaps, but not at all interesting.

Sundae • Sep 24, 2011 12:47 pm

There are a whole series of them now - adverts I mean.
I got a toy meerkat (dressed like Alexander) from playing the camel derby on holiday.

It doesn't make me buy the product - having no car! - but it doesn't repulse me the way some adverts do.

footfootfoot • Sep 24, 2011 2:14 pm

Have you bought a Petite Lap Giraffe or would Diz be jealous?
[YOUTUBE]MATuAugCtbo[/YOUTUBE]

Sundae • Sep 24, 2011 2:22 pm

Diz would wallop that.
Crunchy, crunchy.

Trilby • Sep 24, 2011 3:00 pm

I LOVE that commercial!

Opulence...I haz it.

footfootfoot • Sep 24, 2011 5:01 pm

I also love the one with the giraffe running on the treadmill

CaliforniaMama • Sep 25, 2011 7:29 am

Sundae;758256 wrote:
I got a toy meerkat (dressed like Alexander) from playing the camel derby on holiday.

How fun! I want one, too!

Sundae • Sep 25, 2011 7:59 am

I would have sent him to you!
Or at least taken a picture.

But Mum insisted on a clearout of my room before I went back to school - yes it's as infantile as it sounds - and I gave him to a charity shop. I like to think he would have been immediately snapped up and the money is already on its way back to Africa.

DanaC • Sep 25, 2011 8:25 am

The meercat ads are starting to get a bit creepy in my opinion. Ever so slightly disturbing.

CaliforniaMama • Sep 26, 2011 7:47 am

Sundae;758363 wrote:
I would have sent him to you!
Or at least taken a picture.

But Mum insisted on a clearout of my room before I went back to school - yes it's as infantile as it sounds - and I gave him to a charity shop. I like to think he would have been immediately snapped up and the money is already on its way back to Africa.

Why, thank you!

Moms are like that. Dads, too. Which is why I WILL NOT let dear hubby do that to MY kids!

I'm sure someone is benefiting from the dear meerkat. He's too cute to not provide benefit to somebody. :)