Did you know:
1 : There are snakes that can kill a human being, but are not a danger to meerkats.
2 : Meerkats are immune to scorpion poison, so they start eating at the tail.
3 : A meerkat can excavate its own weight of sand in 10 seconds.
4 : Meerkats in a group, animals can attack larger than themselves.
5 : The meerkat is also called a "guard of the desert" because he is always onguard for future danger. Other animals also benefit from these warnings.
6 : Meerkats clean their teeth by using their long nails like a toothpick.
7 : There is no visible difference between males and females.
8 : Timon from the movie 'Lion King' and the cartoon movie 'Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa' is a meerkat.