Meerkat

## Information and inspirational quotes about this iconic mammal

*The meerkat's remarkable way of life gives us a glimpse into God's on-going care for fallen creation*.

~ (Romans 8:19-22, Job 38:39-41).

*Oh sure, the lions get Pride Rock and what about us meerkats?. Where I come from we have nothing to be proud of*.

~ Timon.

To compare the meerkat (Suricata suricatta) to Africa’s ‘big five’ might seem somewhat fanciful, but this small, charismatic mongoose is undoubtedly one of the continent’s most popular and engaging animals. The meerkat’s body is slender, with a distinctly slim, tapering tail and long thin legs equipped with powerful claws. The face is pointed with a rounded forehead and dark eye patches and crescent-shaped ears. The fur is typically grizzled grey, tan or silvery-brown in colour, with dark, transverse bands sometimes visible across the back, and a characteristically black tail tip.

## Habitat

They live in Southern parts of Africa within deserts and grasslands including the Kalahari Desert and the Great Karoo.

## Diet

*Main Article:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meerkat#Diet*.

## Animal Intelligence

Meerkats are **highly intelligent**. A recent study at ST Andrews University--Scotland--found meerkats use complex coordinated behaviour, which rivals that of chimps, baboons, dolphins and even humans. They solve tasks with help from their mob but also a bit of independent thought.

## Gallery

Stripe the Meerkat (Rob Paulsen)Sid the Meerkat (Bill Hader)The Lion King (1994)The Lion King 3 (2004)The Lion King (2019)Timon (Billy Eichner)Southern Meerkat in Fresno Chaffee ZooBlaze, Kingsley, and Littlefoot (Ashton Kutcher, Denis Leary and Charles Shaughnessy)Southern Meerkat in BotswanaWade Meerkat
## See also

*Meerkat Manor*.

*Compare the Meerkat*.

## Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbA8PGTeBHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB\_ERR6Rctk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTr4mJ\_8Zg8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KTLOcMXhF8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWYsr1M6sGk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVebrFdjdk4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUQXLHOtxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ270CtP1hw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCWKiSi-zM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFh\_aMUAbQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-f2W\_YH6Vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg9LIIvgXYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArR5-Q0gSDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moDDzBuDaJA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Ghnp4y7P8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sy9Q2kkLM0

## External links

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meerkat

* https://greatcharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Timon\_and\_Pumbaa\_(The\_Lion\_King)

* https://lionking.fandom.com/wiki/meerkats

* https://africafreak.com/meerkat

* https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-meerkats/

* https://www.spirit-animals.com/meerkat-symbolism/

* https://naturerules1.fandom.com/wiki/meerkat

* https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/meerkat

* https://nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/meerkat

* https://creation.com/meerkats

* https://kalahariresearchcentre.org

* https://africageographic.com/stories/marvellous-meerkats/