The most attractive /also called suricate/ is perhaps /of the mongooses/ the meerkat

The most attractive /also called suricate/ is perhaps /of the mongooses/ the meerkat

TO

The meerkat, also called suricate, is perhaps the most attractive of the mongooses.

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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i would think its c but i'm not sure