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This is a Meerkat.They are gregarious animals that are often seen in groups, and several families may live together in a large community.A Meerkat is famous for its upright posture.They are always on their rear legs. Meerkat's predators. Martial eagles and jackals. //**All around there eyes its all dark because there sunglasses to help them see.**// //**There tail is 8 inches to balance the animal in an upright position.There height is 12 inches there feet are non-rectangle claws.And they have four toes.**// //Baby Meerkats//

//__ The characteristics of a meerkat __// // The coat of the meercat is fawn colored pepered with gray,tan or brown with a little bit of sliver. They also have strips pattern that are unique to each meercat.Meercats have a long slender body, the body lengh is between 25-35 cm or 10-14 in inches.The tail is not bushy at all and it is used to support to the body when the animal is digging to keep dirt out.The tail can be as long as 17-25 cm.There ears can also close when there digging. The male weighs about 1.61 lbs and the female weighs less than the male 1.58 lbs. // //__ Where they live __// **They live in** __//**Southern Africa**//__ //**and in the** __**Kalahari Desert**__**.**// //**They eat Scorpions, beetles,spiders, centipedes, millipedes, worms, crickets, small mammals, small reptiles,birds ,eggs ,tubers and roots. The venom from the Scorpion doesn't affect the Meerkats at all.**// //**Map of were they live**//

__//** Scientific Classification **//__

Its a animal || Its a animal that has a spinal cord |||| Class: || Mammalia Its is a mammal. || Its organism that eats meat. || Another word for a Meerkat || Its another name for a Meerkat || A basic biological of classification || [|kids.nationalgeographic.com] [|newsfeed.leedsvirtualnewsroom.co.uk]
 * Kingdom: || Animalia
 * Phylum: || [[/wiki/Chordate|Chordata]
 * Order: || Carnivora
 * Family: || Herpestidae
 * Genus: || //**Suricata**//
 * Species: || //**S. suricatta**//

**__Meerkats food chain__** This is a Meerkat food chain as you can see they are on the bottom of the food chain that means they would get eat eaten the most.

Facts


 * Meerkats use their dark skinned sparsely furred bellies to warm up.
 * The venom from a scorpion doesn't bother them.
 * Meerkats are really territorial and will fiercely defend their home from other Meerkats games.