Name: Suricata suricatta
Diet Description: Insects, spiders and other small animals, roots and bulbs.
Size: Length: 25-35cm, Tail: 17-25cm, Weight: 600-975g
Reproduction: Gestation is 11 weeks. The females give birth to 2-5 young in a nursery chamber of the burrow.They live in colonies of up to 30. The groups consist of 2-3 family units comprising a male, a female and their 2-5 young.When emerging from their burrows in the early morning, they tend to sunbathe before spending the day foraging for small prey.

Adults take it in turns to stand on sentry, finding a convenient vantage point where they can watch for predators, such as eagles. If danger is sighted, the sentry gives a warning bark, and the meerkats flee to the safety of their burrows. If the threat is a snake, the adults will huddle together and drive the predator away. While sentries keep watch, other meerkats take care of the young.