Scent glands are located under their tails. Found primarily in Southern African desert areas of Angola, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, they inhabit dry, open country, generally where the ground is hard or stony. Those in stony areas live in crevices among the rocks. What Do They Eat Their diets consists primarily of grubs and termites, but they also eat tuber, fruits, eggs and small vertebrates. Family members take turns standing guard in a tripod pose on their hind legs supported by their tails, scanning the area for possible predators while others feed.
Meerkats generally forage individually near the burrow, turning over stones and rooting in crevices.
Group living is key to meerkats' survival. Highly social they usually live with 2 or 3 family units totaling 10 to 15 individuals. Each family consists of a pair of adults and their young. At least 10 distinctive Meerkat vocalizations include a threatening growl and an alarm bark. Most mongooses attain sexual maturity by 2 years of age.