What they eat: fruit, birds, Eggs, Lizards, and even Poisonous scorpions.
Location: all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa.
Facts: they are part of the mongoose family. They are identified by their long bodies; short, flat ears; and their ability to stand on their back feet. Meerkat coats can be gold, silver, orange or brown with dark patches of fur around the eyes.
predators: Martial eagles , tawny eagles and jackals are the main predators of meerkats. [24] Meerkats sometimes die of snakebite in confrontations with snakes ( puff adders and Cape cobras ).
Habitat: Meerkat Habitat. Meerkats inhabit dry open areas, scrublands and savannas. They inhabit all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. They usually live in places where there is plenty of sandy soil where they can dig elaborate underground burrows.
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