Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) are highly social animals that live in arid regions of southern Africa where they feed on a range of vertebrate and invertebrate prey. From: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior (Second Edition), 2019 About this pageSet alert ...
The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) is a small species of foraging mammal that is found inhabiting the harsh conditions of the open and arid, semi-desert plains in southern Africa. Meerkats differ from the other mongoose species by being unusually sociable animals. Most mongooses are more solitary ...