Meerkat Ancestors

By Jhonnathan Silva

The Mongoose

• The meerkat is a part of the mongoose family.• The mongoose family consists of over 30

different species of mongooses.• The mongoose is a small carnivore that eats

bugs, small reptiles, craps, and birds.• Mongooses have long faces and bodies, small

rounded ears, short legs, and tails.

The Meerkat

Suricata Suricatta

• The meerkart is a small mammal in the mongoose family.

• Meerkats live in gangs, mobs, or clan. Each clan has about 20 or so members.

• The meerkat lives in dry barren lands.• Meerkats are very territorial and aggressive

when it comes to their clan

T HE CLAN

• A meerkat group may die out because of predator attack, its alpha pair being unable to breed, starvation in a year when the rains fail, or epidemic disease.

• The clan has one member who stands guard and warns the group when there danger.

• There is usually on leader in the clan

Anatomy

Vision: Color. The dark eye markings act like built-in sunglasses.Feet: Non-retractable claws. Four toes.Ears: Closeable.

Tail: 8 inchesToilet: Common latrine used by all members.

Precociousness: Sexually mature at one year.

Meerkat Future

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Meerkat Future

• As the meerkat evolves over time there are going to be some pretty significant changes.

• Their paws/claws will be bigger and more defined, which will help them be better burrowers

• They will have the same arm structure as the flying squirrel, which will help them have a bigger variety of food in the trees with a safe way to get down to the ground