Meerkats or Suricates are a species of mongoose that lives in the plains of South Africa. They are often seen in groups. Sometimes several families may live together in a large society. They are about the size of a large squirrel weighting less than 1 kg. They are famed for their upright posture. They often gaze around the plains where they live. Meerkats work in numbers. Some are lookouts, searching the sky for birds of prey that eat them, like hawks and eagles. A sharp, shrill call is the call to hide. A few meerkats guard the group.
Diet
A few meerkats forage for food for the group. They are omnivores. They eat insects, lizards, rodents, birds and fruit. When hunting together, they communicate using purring sounds. They are good hunters. Meerkats sometimes are tamed and trained to control rodents.
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