It is about the same size as a rabbit. Even though they are small they can drive off predators much bigger than them by being aggressive. Meerkats live in Southern Africa,south if the Orange River. This includes Angola, South Africa, southern Botswana and Namibia. The Meerkat, luckily, is not in danger of extinction.
Meerkats live in groups.
Each of these groups has specific jobs. There is the babysitter. The babysitter stays close to the burrow with the young Meerkats inits care. The Sentries will look across the horizon and the sky for any predators. The hunters dig for food which they give to the oung.