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Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

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Description: Research project by Amanda Hustad on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
WELCOME TO ALL!  When most people think of the meerkat they instantly think of the character Timon from the Well hopefully through this webpage you can learn a little bit more about the lifestyle of the meerkat. So then what is a meerkat you say?  A meerkat is a small carnivore (or insectivore) that eats plenty of bugs and other small animals.  They are a part of the mongoose family and they reside in Southern Africa in nice open areas.  Meerkat's are very interesting animals.  The meerkat is a small carnivore known for huddling in groups.  A number of meerkats in a group is called a mob.  Meerkats have a very strict social network in which they interact.  Meerkat means marsh cat in a Southern African language called Afrikaans.  Since meerkats are a very tight knit social group they are always together ready to defend themselves from any predator that appears.  To see how a group of meerkats take on a predator check out this
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