2. Name
Name
 loanword from
Africaans
Dutch origin
sun angel

3.  in Botsvana
 in South
Africa

4. Diurnal
mongoose731 grams - for males
Weigh -
- 720 grams – for females
 Body length - 25 to 35 cm
tail length - 17 to 25 cm

5.  primarily
insectivores
 lizards, snakes, scorp
ions , spiders, plants
 eggs,
small mammals, milli
pedes,
centipedes and, more
rarely, small birds

6. 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

7. small burrowing animals
Colonies - 20–30 members
share their burrow with
the Yellow Mongoose
and ground squirrel
young meerkat observes and
mimicks adult behaviour

8. a special language
20 whole words
communicate with relatives