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Meerkats
Meerkats live in southern part of Africa dominated by
the Kalahari desert.
Meerkats are a type of Mongoose. The English translation is marsh cat, although
Meerkats don't live near marshes and they are not cats.
A Meerkat community is called a mob or gang, and can number up to 40.
An alpha male and alpha female rule the
group and are the
only ones aloud to mate.
They live in burrows, which are complex tunnel
systems consisting of
mounds, access holes, and tunnels leading to numerous sleeping chambers.
There are up to 70 different entrances to the
burrow system that
also serve as an exits in case of danger from within.
The males and females share equally in sentry
duty
watching over the gang to spot danger.
The sentries can be seen standing
on the ground
or sitting in a tree or bush.
The babysitter who, like the sentry can be male or female, stays
with the pups while the gang is out foraging for food.
The cobra sometimes threatens Meerkat
young. Meerkats will mob a cobra
relentlessly if it tries to enter their burrow. They are agile enough to avoid a
snakes strike and even have the ability to kill a cobra.
They can breed every two months but tend to breed two to three
times a year depending on food abundance.
They love wrestling, playing with, and grooming each
another.
Meerkats reach sexual maturity at 10 months, and reach adulthood at 11 months.
At adulthood Meerkats will be a standing height of
around 12 inches and weigh around 2 lbs.
Their territory consists of an area about one to
three square miles.
The Meerkat
spends most of its time looking for food.
Their diet consists of ants, ant eggs, millipedes,
small beetles, lizards, insect larvae, and scorpions.
Meerkats constantly communicate with the rest of the
gang in three
different ways: scent, sound, and body language.
They have over 20 different calls which have different
meanings like: lost calls, alarm
calls, leading the group
calls, pup feeding calls, guarding calls, and foraging calls.
A Meerkat has
excellent vision. They have a dark band
around their eyes, which
reduces any glare from the sun. As a result, Meerkats have the ability to see
a predatory bird even if they are looking directly into the sun.
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