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Rearing its head, an Anchietaโ€™s cobra lunged towards two meerkat pups. Reacting instantly, their 20-strong pack ran back to the warren and split into two โ€“ half ushering the pups away, the other half advancing towards the snake, growling and fluffing up their coats. Focusing on the snakeโ€™s classic profile, Tertius caught the meerkat mobโ€™s fear and aggression. This scene is rare โ€“ there are few records of an Anchietaโ€™s cobra attacking a meerkat pack. In a group, the mammals have the advantage, using a system of alarm calls to notify others of predators and to co-ordinate a mobbing of the attacker. This snake was just an opportunistic hunter looking to snatch one of the pups before the pack arrived.

Meerkat | Tertius A Gous

The Beast of Flowing Lava, an original ecoline painting I made after getting obsessed with volcanoes again due to my visit to Mt Vesuvius in March! Took about 5 hours. Cleaned up a bit digitally.

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