loanword from Africaans

Dutch origin

sun angel

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in Botsvana

in South Africa

Diurnal mongoose Weigh - 731 grams - for males - 720 grams – for

females Body length - 25 to 35 cmtail length - 17 to 25 cm

primarily insectivores

lizards, snakes, scorpions , spiders, plants 

eggs, small mammals, millipedes, centipedes and, more rarely, small birds

one to five pups in a litter four litters per year in any time of the year

Gestation - 11 weeks Weaned around 49 to 63 days

small burrowing animalsColonies - 20–30 membersshare their burrow with the Yellow Mongoose and ground squirrel young meerkat observes and mimicks adult behaviour

a special language

20 whole words

communicate with relatives