Scientific name: suricata suricatta
Fact: a meerkat can dig through a amount of sand equal to its size in meer seconds
Height:20in
Weight:2 pounds
Lifespan: Around 10 years
Natural habitat: open country side specifically in southern Africa
Litter: 4-5 young
Predators: Other meerkats (territory not for food), birds of prey, large snakes and mammals like the hyena
Diet: Mainly insects also large eggs, lizards and some plants
Endangerment status: Low risk
Interesting facts:
Meerkats are immune to scorpion and snake poison. They group together to scare off predators much larger than themselves. Meerkats use their tails so they can balance as well as using it to signal. Meerkats are like a small society they have the baby sitter to look after the young. The teacher to teach the juvenile to hunt also the sentry and hunters.
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