meerkat
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loanword from Africaans
Dutch origin
sun angel
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in Botsvana
in South Africa
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Diurnal mongoose Weigh - 731 grams - for males - 720 grams – for
females Body length - 25 to 35 cmtail length - 17 to 25 cm
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primarily insectivores
lizards, snakes, scorpions , spiders, plants
eggs, small mammals, millipedes, centipedes and, more rarely, small birds
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one to five pups in a litter four litters per year in any time of the year
Gestation - 11 weeks Weaned around 49 to 63 days
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small burrowing animalsColonies - 20–30 membersshare their burrow with the Yellow Mongoose and ground squirrel young meerkat observes and mimicks adult behaviour
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a special language
20 whole words
communicate with relatives
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