Meerkat Lookout Exhibit August 30, 2008

Meerkats are tiny, yet amazing creatures that live in a group called a mob. They are close relatives of the mongoose family. They have a grey or brown colored coat and a pointy-head with a long nose. Meerkats eat insects, scorpions, small mammals and reptiles. Scorpions are a dinner favorite. Luckily meerkats are immune to the scorpions' poison as well as some venomous snakes. Meerkats inhabit the dry scorching deserts and grassland areas in South Africa.