meerkat

By Gianna

Physical features/description

• Nose is black• Big nose• Small ears• Black ears• Long nails• Tail has black tip

Habitat

• Feamalas give birth to 2 to 4 youngs each year in one buurrow

• Several families in a cumunites\• Sleep in groops• Live 4 to 12 years• Hang in gangs

• omnavors• If in danger makes a barking sound to warn others• Great at digging holes• Stands on Hine legs to watch for preators• Suns it self• Moathers can NURSE WHILE STANDING• Hunt during the day and night• UP TO 30 MEERKATS LIVE IN COLINES• EAT eggs,lizards,frogs,and insecs• All adoult meerkats pitch in to help educaket the young with

hunting and survival teckneeks

Diet/behavor

Interesting Facts

• the avrig rain fall is 12 inches• Members of the mongoose familey• Endangerd• Also called suricats

Photo Creadits

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/97058136@N00/3http://www.flickr.com/photos/67662120@N00/2275132179

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