I thought it would be cool to do a post on facts about meerakts that most people don't know. So, here it goes! I'm also including a fun little quiz at the end for everyone to try! Answers will come with the next post :)
-Meerkats only have four toes.
-A male meerkat weighs on average only 1.5 pounds, females typically weigh around 1 or less
-Meerkats use their tails to balance. Their tails can be up to 9 inches long, almost as long as their body!
-If it is cold or rainy outside, meerkats will stay in their burrows and wait out the storm, hunting later in the day instead of the morning.
-Meerkats have ears that can open and close in order to protect them from getting dirt in their ears when they dig burrows.
-A meerkat's average life span is 12-14 years.
-Meerkats can eat scorpions because they are immune to their venom.
-Their is an extremely successful show in England starting an animated meerkat. (Kind of like the Geico Gecko!)
Meerkat Quiz:
Go here to try out the quiz! http://www.fellowearthlings.org/meerkat-trivia.html
Resources:
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/meerkats/quiz
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/facts-about-meerkats.html
http://denisiuk.dev.itechcraft.com/animals-194/small-mammals-9883/meerkat-9892.html/list-categories/page-0
Wow! That is so cool that meerkats can open and close their ears to protect themselves while they dig! I wonder if they have always been able to do that or if it is a characteristic that has evolved over the years. I would assume it is something that has evolved, since that seems like a very unique trait to have from the very beginning!
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