Habitat





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Meerkats live in burrows under the ground.They build a big tunnel system with many entrances all over there land so that if they get attacked they can run in to safety.In side the tunnel they have a sleeping chamber in which They sleep in groups, cuddled up or on top of each other for warmth as they are particularly sensitive to the cold.when they are sleeping they are at risk of getting attacked by a snake. Meerkats are very Territorial they mark there territory  who they do this is they have scent pouches below their tails and will rub these pouches on rocks and plants to mark their territory.

What they look like



http://homeschoolingandmore.blogspot.ie/2010_11_01_archive.html

As you can see from the image the meerkat is 25 to 35 cm long and have a fury brown striped fur no meerkat has the same striped fur.they have a thin layer of fur on there belly where they absorbe the sun light in the morning to warm them up.they have dark patches  around the eye that allow them to help keep the sun out of there eyes. they wight 0.68 - 0.9 Kgs.there feet have four toe woth non retractable claws. when they are standing up  they use there tail to balance them self . they are able to close there ears so that sand dose not get in them when they are diging.

where do they come from

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/meerkat/?source=A-to-Z

you can see from the map that meerkats come from the southern half of Africa in the yellow section.
 They live in deserts and the grass lands of sothern Africa.
Merkats are  mammals that are squirrel -sized members of the mongose family.They are the only member of the monose family that dose not have a bushy tail.

Introduction

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Hello my name is Andrew and I am Blogging about the gography of meerkats.I am going to share with you all that I learn about meerkats.