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1. Meerkats usually live

• By themselves
• In small family groups
• In groups of about twenty-five (correct answer) (circled)
• In huge colonies of about one thousand

2. What does the shaded area on the map show

• How far meerkats can travel
• Where meerkats are found (correct answer) (circled)
• That meerkats are African animals
• How much room a colony of meerkats need

3. How do they help each other?

One stands on guard while the others look for food

4. Communication

Why is the word communication underlined on the screen?

If you click on it you go to the communication page

5. Fill in the blank spaces on this table

The first one has been done for you.

MEERKATS	FACTS
Type of animal	mammal
What it looks like (name one feature)	black tip on tail
What it eats	insects
Who looks after the young	all of them

6. Three new pieces of information will be added to this website. Draw lines to connect the information to the page it should go on

Meerkats have an average lifespan of 12-14 years. (connected to 'breeding')

Sometimes meerkats share their burrows with snakes. (connected to 'habitat')

Meerkats have black patches around their eyes (connected to 'appearance')

(options) home, habitat, appearance, food, breeding, communication

 

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