We have two female meerkats called Willow & Izzy!
Meerkat facts:
- Meerkats are a type of mongoose from the plains of southern Africa.
- They usually live in large communities called “mobs”.
- Meerkats often stand upright on their hind legs to survey their surroundings.
- The males in the group take turns at being sentry (guard). They stand upright on the highest ground and keep lookout for any danger such as predators.
- In most mobs, the alpha female is the leader and she is known as the queen. She and her mate are the only members of the group allowed to have babies.
- A baby meerkat is called a pup
- Meerkats are very clever and even have their own language to communicate with each other.
- Meerkats make tunnels and burrows under the ground to sleep in. They have long claws to help them to dig.
