Classification: Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Herpestidae
Distribution: Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert including Botswana, much of the Namib Desert, South Africa, and extend into southwestern Angola.
Habitat: semi-desert, scrublands, sparsely wooded or grassy habitat
Description: The Meerkat is a member of the Mongoose family. Its coat is a sandy fawn to silvery grey color with black or dark brown markings.
Weight: 680 - 900 g (1.5 - 2 lbs.)
Body Length: 25 - 35 cm (9.8 - 14 in.)
Tail length: 17 - 25 cm (6.5 - 10 in.)
Life span: Their average life span in the wild is about 10 years with many not making the first year. In captivity meerkats can live up to 15 years.
Adaptations: Many adaptations help meerkats live in their arid, dusty environment in southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Meerkats are built for digging.
* Dark patches around their eyes act to cut down on the sun’s glare, and long, horizontal pupils give meerkats a wide range of vision. They also have color vision. Their eyes have a clear protective membrane (nictitating membrane) that shields them from dirt while digging.
* They also have ears that close to keep out the sand while at work.
* They have four toes (most mongoose species have five) on each foot with 2 cms (0.8 inch) non-retractable claws.
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