Meerkat

Key facts

• Meerkat lives in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 0.75 kg (1.65 lb).
• A typical adult is about 50 cm (19.7 in) long.
• It lives about 8 years.
• Diet: insectivore.
• Habitat: desert.
• Meerkats have dark patches around their eyes that work like built-in sunglasses.