🦡 Meerkat Mob: Burrow Cross-Section, Foraging Patches, Marginal Value Theorem and Sentinel Duty Lab

A Kalahari meerkat mob in a cut-away burrow and a desert of prey patches: depleting patches and the marginal value theorem for when to leave, sentinel rotation against raptor alarms, soil heat conduction that keeps the burrow stable, huddling and a daily energy budget.