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Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
-32.3509, 20.1554
Field Notes
Description:
The meerkat is a small diurnal herpestid (mongoose) weighing on average about 731 grams.
Habitat:
Semi desert of the Tankwa National Park.
Notes:
Meerkats are primarily insectivores, but also eat lizards, snakes, scorpions, spiders, plants, eggs, small mammals, millipedes, centipedes and, more rarely, small birds. Meerkats are immune to certain types of venom, including the very strong venom of the scorpions of the Kalahari Desert, unlike humans. They have no excess body fat stores, so foraging for food is a daily need.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2013
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