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Table of Contents
Meerkat Facts.........................................................................................4
What do Meerkats Look Like? ................................................................6
Where Do Meerkats Live........................................................................8
The Meerkat Home...........................................................................10
What Do Meerkats Eat? .......................................................................12
What Animals Eat Meerkats? ...............................................................15
The Meerkat Mob.................................................................................16
The Meerkat Family..............................................................................19
Meerkats Life Cycle...............................................................................21
How do meerkats speak to each other? ..............................................23
A Day in the Life of a Meerkat..............................................................24
Meerkat relatives..................................................................................25
Meerkats in Captivity............................................................................27
Did you know? ......................................................................................28
Could I Have a Meerkat As a pet? ........................................................29
Publisher...............................................................................................36

Meerkat Facts

 Meerkats are mammals. This means that they breathe
with lungs like humans.
 Meerkats live in large groups. People refer to these
groups as a mob, gang or clan.
 Meerkats are omnivores. This means they eat meat and
vegetables.
 Meerkats are also known as Suricate or Suricata
Suricata. The word means “Lake Cat” but Meerkats are
not related to cats at all.
 They belong to the mongoose family.

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 In the wild they live for 6 - 8 years.
 A baby meerkat is called a pup.