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MEERKATS
FLAVIA IRAHOLA SAUCEDO
IRHAN DIANE GOMEZ
Principal Information
 The meerkat is a mammal member of
the mongoose family, one of the most
recognized animals in Africa and
portrayed in films and documentaries,
one of these is ‘’The lion king’’. It is a
very social carnivore with a friendly
appearance.
Main features
 They can measure 35 centimeters,
not counting the tail.
 They can weight approximately 700
and 720 grams.
 These little animals are
characterized because they have a
fairly long tail as long as them
body.
 Meerkats are immune to certain
poisons so they can eat some
poisonous animals such as
scorpions, spiders and even lizards.
 Meerkats are found that they
usually go in a herd of around 40
 In the herd, each meerkat plays a
specific role, for example,
there’s a meerkat sentinel who is
in charge of alerting the rest
when there’s a dangerous
situation.
 Their main activity takes place
during the day
 Their habitat is in the Kalahari
desert or in southern Africa,
specially on rocky and arid areas.
 The behavior of meerkats is
quite curious, because they
look friendly and sociable but
when they feel threatened or
are territorially invaded they
do not hesitate to attack.
 Their coat color depends on the
geographic are where they live,
it can be lighter or darker.
 They have strong nails,
designed to break rock and
excavate, in addition to having
36 very sharp teeth.
 They are very unsuitable to be
a pet.

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MEERKATS.pptx

  • 2. Principal Information  The meerkat is a mammal member of the mongoose family, one of the most recognized animals in Africa and portrayed in films and documentaries, one of these is ‘’The lion king’’. It is a very social carnivore with a friendly appearance.
  • 3. Main features  They can measure 35 centimeters, not counting the tail.  They can weight approximately 700 and 720 grams.  These little animals are characterized because they have a fairly long tail as long as them body.  Meerkats are immune to certain poisons so they can eat some poisonous animals such as scorpions, spiders and even lizards.
  • 4.  Meerkats are found that they usually go in a herd of around 40  In the herd, each meerkat plays a specific role, for example, there’s a meerkat sentinel who is in charge of alerting the rest when there’s a dangerous situation.  Their main activity takes place during the day  Their habitat is in the Kalahari desert or in southern Africa, specially on rocky and arid areas.
  • 5.  The behavior of meerkats is quite curious, because they look friendly and sociable but when they feel threatened or are territorially invaded they do not hesitate to attack.  Their coat color depends on the geographic are where they live, it can be lighter or darker.  They have strong nails, designed to break rock and excavate, in addition to having 36 very sharp teeth.  They are very unsuitable to be a pet.