Why do meerkat pups play?
If you’ve ever played dodgeball, you may be familiar with that singular moment in which a red ball rapidly enters your peripheral vision. As you realize what’s about to happen, you’re startled by a panicky jolt and a coppery taste in your mouth. The ball smacks your face with a cruel, hollow thud. If you wear glasses, so much the worse; they’re likely comically askew now. If you fail to grab the ball as it vaults off your face, you, my friend, are out [source: National Amateur Dodgeball Association]. These are the rules. You can go take your place, a bit humiliated, on the side lines. Meerkat Image Gallery The rules of dodgeba
