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Miscellaneous Feline Name-Related Topics
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Meerkat
(Suricata
suricatta) |
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The meerkat is not a related to the cat, it is a member of the mongoose
family, and is a small carnivorous mammal. It averages 2 lb (1 kg) in weight and
is about 20 in (500 mm) in length. Consuming mostly insects and spiders and
other small mammals, it inhabits the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. They
are burrowing animals, living in large colonies of up to 40 individuals, in
underground networks which they only leave during the day, hunting in groups.
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