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Girls give birth to one to eight babies at a time, but most of the time meerkat mothers to have three to four babies at a time. The babies, called pups, are born underground, where they are safe from predators.

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hawks, eagles, snakes and jackals.

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Conservation Status

The meerkat is not currently endangered and is considered at lower risk of becoming endangered by the IUCN. That said, by no means should they be disregarded; they play an important part in maintaining ecological harmony in the desert. They provide food for predators like jackals and eagles, and they curb pest infestation by eating insects

What You Can Do to Help

You can help meerkats by spreading awareness of their vital role in the Kalahari’s ecological balance. You can also support the Meerkat Magic Conservation Project, which uses funds raised through eco-tourism to subsidize landowners and farmers. In this way, development and farming are decreased, allowing for increased preservation of meerkat habita

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Meerkat  are specially adapted to living in the harsh desert environment. Meerkats live in the African Kalahari desert in the countries of South Africa and Botswana. They dig large networks of underground tunnels where they stay during the night. These tunnels have multiple openings for escaping a predator.

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Meerkats hunt and eat insects, scorpions, small lizards, snakes, eggs. They also eat roots and bulbs. They get all the water they need from the food they eat.

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Meerkats are a brown tan colour so they can blend in with the sand and dust. Dark patches around their eyes help them be effective lookouts by reducing the glare of the sun,

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The Meerkat is a small mammal that is part of the mongoose family.

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One meerkat will stand on its hind legs, propped up by its tail, and act as a lookout while the rest of the mob is outside looking for food and frolicking in the sun. The lookout scans the area for predators. including hawks, eagles, snakes and jackals. If a predator is spotted, the guard lets out a distinctive bark. At the sound of the warning bark, everyone sprints to the nearest tunnel entrance. The sentry is the first to emerge from the burrow to check if the coast is clear.

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