Meerkat

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The meerkat (from Afrikaans lake cat), or suricate, is a small mammal and a member of the mongoose family, it inhabits all parts of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob" or "gang".

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The meerkat is a small diurnal herpestid whose weight averages approximately 731 grams (males) and 720 grams (females), with long and slender body and limbs which give it a body length of between 25 and 35 cm and an added tail length of 17-25 cm. Its tail (which is not bushy like all other mongoose species) is long, thin and tapering to a pointed tip which is always coloured black. Its face also tapers coming to a point at the nose, which is brown. The meerkats eyes always have black patches surrounding them, this acts like an equivalent to sunglasses and allows the animal to see very clearly on bright days, even when looking directly at the sun. It has small, black, crescent shaped ears that have the ability to close.

Afrikaans: South Africa Namibia Botswana Malawi Zambia...

Kalahari Desert: The Kalahari Desert is a large, arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa that covers about 500,000 km². It covers 70% of Botswana, and parts of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. Some sources extend the area of the Kalahari to over 2.5 million square kilometres and include Gabon, Republ...

Africa: Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for abou...

Meerkat related Images and Photos (experimental)

Meerkat Male Kalahari	Meerkat Manor Season 1 DVD Set	Meerkat Manor Season 3 DVD Set	Meerkat Manor Seasons 1 - 4 DVD Set
Meerkat on Guard Lookout (Mungos Mongo)	Meerkat Manor The Story Begins DVD	Meerkat Manor Flower of the Kalahari Book (Paperback)	Meerkat (Suricata Suricatta) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park South Africa Africa
Meerkat (Suricate) Adults Watching Over Young Pups Kalahari Gemsbok National Park	Meerkat on Look-Out Marwell Zoo Hampshire England United Kingdom Europe	Jenny the Meerkat with Two of Her New Babies at London Zoo June 2005	A Close View of an Adult Meerkat (Suricata Suricatta)