meerkat ancestors
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The Mongoose
• The meerkat is a part of the mongoose family.• The mongoose family consists of over 30
different species of mongooses.• The mongoose is a small carnivore that eats
bugs, small reptiles, craps, and birds.• Mongooses have long faces and bodies, small
rounded ears, short legs, and tails.
Suricata Suricatta
• The meerkart is a small mammal in the mongoose family.
• Meerkats live in gangs, mobs, or clan. Each clan has about 20 or so members.
• The meerkat lives in dry barren lands.• Meerkats are very territorial and aggressive
when it comes to their clan
• A meerkat group may die out because of predator attack, its alpha pair being unable to breed, starvation in a year when the rains fail, or epidemic disease.
• The clan has one member who stands guard and warns the group when there danger.
• There is usually on leader in the clan
Vision: Color. The dark eye markings act like built-in sunglasses.Feet: Non-retractable claws. Four toes.Ears: Closeable.
Tail: 8 inchesToilet: Common latrine used by all members.
Precociousness: Sexually mature at one year.
Meerkat Future
• As the meerkat evolves over time there are going to be some pretty significant changes.
• Their paws/claws will be bigger and more defined, which will help them be better burrowers
• They will have the same arm structure as the flying squirrel, which will help them have a bigger variety of food in the trees with a safe way to get down to the ground
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