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DescriptionMeerkat feb 09.jpg	Suricata suricatta العربية: سرقاط أو مرقاط. التُقطت الصُورة في ولاية ڤيكتوريا بِأُستراليا، في شهر شُباط (فبراير) سنة 2009. Deutsch: Erdmännchen bei der Wache. Das Foto wurde in Victoria, Australien im Februar 2009 gemacht. English: Meerkat. Taken in Victoria, Australia in February 2009. Français : Un Suricate (Suricata suricatta). Photo prise dans l'état de Victoria, en Australie, en février 2009.
Date	February 2009 (16 February 2009, according to Exif data)
Source	Own work
Author	Fir0002

Assessment

This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 18 November 2010. It was captioned as follows:

English: Meerkat. Taken in Victoria, Australia in February 2009

Other languages:

Čeština: Surikata (Suricata suricatta) v australské Victorii

Dansk: Surikat. Fotograferet i Victoria, Australien i februar 2009.

Deutsch: Ein Erdmännchen (Suricata suricatta) in Victoria (Australien).

English: Meerkat. Taken in Victoria, Australia in February 2009

Español: Suricata. Fotografía tomada en Victoria, Australia en febrero de 2009

Íslenska: Jarðköttur. Mynd er tekin í fylkinu Viktoríu, Ástralíu, í Febrúar 2009.

Italiano: Suricato (Suricata suricatta)

Magyar: Szurikáta
(Victoria, Ausztrália)

Nederlands: stokstaartje (Suricata suricatta) in de Australische staat Victoria

Polski: Surykatka w stanie Wiktoria w Australii

Português: Suricata (Suricata suricatta).

Македонски: Сурикат (Suricata suricatta) во Викторија, Австралија

മലയാളം : മീർകാറ്റ്. ഓസ്ട്രേലിയയിലെ വിക്ടോറിയയിൽ നിന്നും 2009 ഫെബ്രുവരി മാസം എടുത്ത ചിത്രം

한국어: 미어캣(Suricata suricatta). 오스트레일리아 빅토리아 주 촬영. 2009년 2월.

日本語：ミーアキャット (Suricata suricatta)。オーストラリア・ビクトリア州にて。

中文：狐獴(Suricata suricatta)，拍摄于澳大利亚维多利亚。

العربية: اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا الملايو في الأسبوع 27 من عام 2010.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 27. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Malaysischen Wikipedia

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 27^th week, 2010.

Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на малајската Википедија за XXVII недела од 2010 година.

മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 27-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-27, 2010.

Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu'image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 27ème semaine de 2010.

Magyar: Ezt a képet a hét képének választották a maláj Wikipedián 2010 27. hetében.

Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in malese per la XXVII settimana del 2010.

Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 27 van 2010.

Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 27 2010 года.

Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 27, 2010.

Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в малайському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 27, 2010 року.

Tiếng Việt: Hình này đã được chọn làm hình ảnh của tuần trên Wikipedia tiếng Mã Lai trong tuần thứ 27, năm 2010.

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure time	1/250 sec (0.004)
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Date and time of data generation	11:40, 16 February 2009
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Orientation	Normal
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Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	13:23, 30 August 2009
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Date and time of digitizing	11:40, 16 February 2009
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White balance	Auto white balance
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