Meerkats

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Meerkats

• By Alyssa.P

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Fast Facts

• Meerkats are naturally immune to scorpion or
  snake poison.
• In just seconds a meerkat can dig through a
  quantity of sand equal
• to its own weight.
• They live up to 12 to 14 years.

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Predators

• Martial Eagles
• Jackals.

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Food

• Insects
• Spiders
• Snails
• Rodents
• Ground Nesting Birds
• Eggs
• Lizards
• Bulbs
• Roots
• Plants
• Scorpions
• Snakes

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habitat

• The meerkat can be found exclusively on the
  semiarid plain of Africa.
• Southern Africa.
• Kalahari desert.

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Appearance

• Silvery brown coat.
• Pale under side
• Whitish face
• Dark eye rings
• Long front claws
• Dark bands on rear and back
• Slender , dark tipped tail

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References

• www.google.ca
• www.enchantedlearning.com

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Thats All Folks ..