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Then it's up early for a sunrise meerkat safari at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge to bring us up close to these amazing animals. Watch Maya channel her inner Attenborough, as we watch these unique creatures emerge out of their burrows, just in time to soak up the sun before they head about their daily activities.

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