Amber-meerkats by Amber Gledhill https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh By Amber en-us 2017-10-23 21:05:09 UTC 2025-11-10 14:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Digging for dinner amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199787652 2017-10-23 21:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199787652 A meerkats home amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199788332 2017-10-23 21:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199788332 meet a meerkat mob amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199788785 2017-10-23 21:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199788785 welcome to a meerkat burrow amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199789250 2017-10-23 21:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199789250 at night a meerkat sleeps in one of the family's burrows amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199792434 2017-10-23 21:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/199792434 meerkats often dig their own burrows. sometimes they use burrows built by other animals such as ground squirrels. after the other animals move out the meerkats take over. then the meerkat family adds new part to their home. they use their long claws to dig new holes for going in and out. they dig more underground tunnels and small rooms too amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200193765 2017-10-24 20:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200193765 its morning in a desert in Africa. suddenly a furry meerkat peeks out of a hole in the sandy ground. the little creature make sure no enemies are nearby. the it leaves its burrow, soon other members of the meerkat family dart out of their under ground home. amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200616154 2017-10-25 20:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200616154 meerkats live in groups called mobs. each mob has about 20 to 50 members. the group is lead by a male and a female leader. the other meerkats are usually the leaders sons and daughters. all the members of the mob live together in a burrow. amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200660372 2017-10-26 01:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/200660372 when morning comes the family leaves burrow to look for food. meerkat eat insects scorpions spider lizards snakes small birds and eggs. meerkats sniff the ground to find small animals hidden under the sand. then they quickly dig up tasty meals with their long claws. amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201064201 2017-10-27 01:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201064201 some rooms in a burrow are used for sleeping while others are used for going to the bathroom. amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201066903 2017-10-27 01:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201066903 meerkats sleep raise their babies and stay safe from enemies their burrows amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201583284 2017-10-30 03:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201583284 a mob might have as many as 20 burrows in the area were it lives called a territory. the mob lives in one burrow for a few days. then it moves to a different burrow to search for food in a new area. amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201583915 2017-10-30 03:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201583915 scorpions can harm and even kill other animals by stinging them with their tails. a meerkat will avoid getting stung by quickly biting off a scorpions tail before eating it amber3958 https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201588715 2017-10-30 03:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amber3958/65yald4u9whh/wish/201588715