“Magical Meerkats”

By

Tatym Shinkle

Meerkats  are mind-blowing animals.  Meerkats have different color fur ranging from dark brown, light brown to grey. Meerkats have long black noses. They have fur around their eyes. Meerkats have brown strips on their backs. Their bodies are very thin.

Meerkats live in very hot places. Meerkats live in Southern Africa. Their houses are called burrows. Meerkats make tunnels in the burrows. Up to thirty meerkats can live in one burrow. Meerkats line their burrows with plants to make it comfortable.

Baby Meerkats are so adorable! Female meerkats give birth 11 weeks after marriage. Baby meerkats are called kits. Kits keep their eyes closed for 2 weeks. Kits are fully grown when they are 6 months old. Female meerkats can have 2-4 kits.

Meerkats are  enchanted animals with neat survival skills. Meerkats are in the Mongoose family. Meerkats have similar features to Mongooses. Their faces and bodies look alike. Meerkats make noises to survive and communicate with other meerkats. Meerkats work together in colonies. They hunt together in colonies, too.

Meerkats have a mysterious appetite. Meerkats eat insects and even mice. Sometimes, they eat poisonous stuff . Meerkats eat bird eggs, too. Meerkats also eat plants.

MEERKATS are just WONDERFUL!