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A meerkat is part of the mongoose family. They live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa. They live in clans of twenty to fifty meerkats and live from twelve to fourteen years. The most famous meerkat is perhaps Timon from Disney's The Lion King.
Group members groom each other to keep the group free of parasites and to strengthen family bonds. Food. A meerkatâs diet consists mostly of insects, grubs, bird eggs, small reptiles and the occasional scorpion. Meerkats drink very little water since they get most of the fluids they need from food items.Sometimes meerkats will eat roots and tubers for extra water.s adaptations to their sandy habitat, meerkats can close their ears to keep the sand out and have a nictitating membrane (third eyelid) to protect their eyes. The meerkat on sentinel duty is constantly vocalizing to the rest of the group.