Picture of Meerkat MongooseBrief Description of a Meerkat Mongoose Scientific name: (Suricata suricatta). Meerkat can found in Southern Africa, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Southern Botswana. The Meerkat animals lives in dry open plains semi-arid and scrubs. Meerkats differs from most all other mongooses They are more social than other mongooses, living in large social communities of more than thirty individuals, each Meerkat mongoose has a sense of duty to perform within the group. Meerkat mongooses are immune to the venom of poisonous scorpions. Their diet in the wild are varied, feeding on grubs, insects, lizards scorpions and meal worms. In captivity Meerkats are fed on mice, vegetables locusts, worms, chicks and vitamins. Meerkats have a lifespan of 10 years in the and even longer in capacity. At present the Meerkat is not in danger of becoming an endangered species, although further attrition of their habitat could change their status. | |
