THE MONSTER MEERKAT
by Mitchell Beaty
Introduction
In this article you'll learn about meerkats and their physical characteristics, food chain, and fun facts. Hope you will enjoy.
physical charecteristics
Let me tell you all about meerkats!......
The meerkat is chocolate brown and it has a very long tail. It is small because its height is 25 - 30 cm long and it weighs 1.6 lbs. They have really smooth fur and they have black and white stripes on there backs.Females are often larger than males.They have short legs and,they have 4 toes on each foot. Their front feet have long sharp claws I would not go near that thing if I were you. A meerkat makes a bark and chirp sound.It can run on two legs.Their life span is 12-14 years.
Food Chain
Do you want to know what does a meerkat eats?
A meerkat eats lizards, insects,birds,eggs, and poisonous scorpions.It is a omnivore.A omnivore is a animal that eats animals and plants.The animals that eats meerkats are lions,hawks,fox, larger snakes,or owls.My animal is a predator and prey.The grass gets energy from the sun and the grass gets eaten by a cricket.Then a mouse eats the cricket and the snake creeps and eats the mouse. Then the meerkat eats the snake.The meerkat dies and the decomposer comes eat the rest.