Meerkats

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Meerkats

• Jared Picco2nd GradeMr. Saulino

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Meerkats

• Meerkats are small mammals who are most closely
  related to the mongoose. Meerkats can live 12 to
  14 years.

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Meerkats size

• An adult meerkat can grow to 12 inches or 1 foot
  tall and they can weigh 2 pounds.
• The meerkats tail can grow to 8 inches long.

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Meerkats food

• Meerkats eat insects (including poisonous
  scorpions), grubs, geckos, small rodents, snakes
  and various roots and fruits.

Meerkats have developed an immunity to scorpion
stings that can paralyze a grown man or kill a
child.
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Meetkats habitat

• Meerkats live in rocky grasslands, intense heat
  and little rain. Meerkats live in burrows they
  dig in the ground for protection from other
  animals.

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Meerkat protection

• Meerkats form groups in order to survive. The
  meerkats will take turns guarding the rest of the
  group. When the guard sees a predator it will
  squawk to warn the group.

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Meerkat protection

• When a large predator threatens the group, the
  meerkats will band tightly together and fluff
  their fur to appear as a giant hissing animal to
  scare off the predator.

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questions

1. How old can meerkats live?
2. What do meerkats eat?
3. How do meerkats protect themselves from large
   predators?