2. Principal Information
The meerkat is a mammal member of
the mongoose family, one of the most
recognized animals in Africa and
portrayed in films and documentaries,
one of these is ‘’The lion king’’. It is a
very social carnivore with a friendly
appearance.
3. Main features
They can measure 35 centimeters,
not counting the tail.
They can weight approximately 700
and 720 grams.
These little animals are
characterized because they have a
fairly long tail as long as them
body.
Meerkats are immune to certain
poisons so they can eat some
poisonous animals such as
scorpions, spiders and even lizards.
4. Meerkats are found that they
usually go in a herd of around 40
In the herd, each meerkat plays a
specific role, for example,
there’s a meerkat sentinel who is
in charge of alerting the rest
when there’s a dangerous
situation.
Their main activity takes place
during the day
Their habitat is in the Kalahari
desert or in southern Africa,
specially on rocky and arid areas.
5. The behavior of meerkats is
quite curious, because they
look friendly and sociable but
when they feel threatened or
are territorially invaded they
do not hesitate to attack.
Their coat color depends on the
geographic are where they live,
it can be lighter or darker.
They have strong nails,
designed to break rock and
excavate, in addition to having
36 very sharp teeth.
They are very unsuitable to be
a pet.
