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Very sorry, animoto and pictures were unavailable due to my phone not connecting to my laptop !!! There are some fun facts below to make up for that though :)
 * ==**Kingdom: Animalia**==
 * ==**Phylum: Chordata**==
 * ==**Class: Mammalia**==
 * ==**Order: Carnivora**==
 * ==**Suborder: Feliformia**==
 * ==**Family: Herpestidae**==
 * ==**Genus: Suricata**==
 * ==**Species: Suricata suricatta**==

Male Meerkats:
Male meerkats have a life span of about 12-14 years, but only half that if in the wild. They reach the age of maturity at about one or two years.Meerkats tend to keep in groups, and the usually wiser, older meerkat is the leader.Male meerkats are usually the leaders of any groups. You can tell that a meerkat is male by the time they are about 2, and then they are given names by their mothers. Sometimes males are slightly taller than females but not in every case. Male meerkats dont tend to live as long as females, yet they are great leaders.

**Female Meerkats:**
Female meerkats have the life span of 12-15 years sometimes more, but half to three quarters of that in the wild. Female meerkats reach the age of maturity at about one year. Female meerkats can give birth at about one year, once they are mature. Female meerkats give birth to their pups at night, but many dont survive due to other female meerkats killing them for a better chance of their pups surviving, and growing up. The youngest female meerkat to give birth was only 9 months.

**Age and differences:**
First the meerkats are born, and the ones lucky enough not to already have been killed, are given names once their gender is classified. They reach maturity at a young age, and have their own pups within a year or two of being born. hen meerkats get older they form groups, with males most often the leader. This group starts to become their social group, and the meerkats make tight connections in this group. Meerkats grow very quickly and are almost full size at one year old.

**Size:**
Meerkats are quite tall when the stand on their hind feet. A tall meerkat can reach up to 12 inches, and weigh 2 pounds. A shorter meerkat can be about 9 inches. Females are usually 10 1/2-11ches and males usually 11 inches, depending on the induvidual. Their pups are only small but if they were to stand they would be about 4 inches depending on its age.

**Breeding:**
Female meerkats are pregnant for around 11 weeks. They then give birth to 2-4 or maybe 5 in their litter. Most survive naturally but others are unlucky enough to get killed by other pregnant meerkat females in the thought it would help their litter be safer.

**Habitat:**
Meerkats are usually found in Southern Africa, but not always. They live in grasslined burrows, lots of them in the Kalahari desert. These burrows are shared with Yellow Mongoose and Ground Squirrels. Meerkats move several times a year, to a different place.

**Diet:**
Meerkats are able to eat scorpions due to the fact that they are immune to their venom. They also like to eat insects such as spiders, beetles, crickets and worms. They also eat eggs, roots, and small mammals and reptiles as a part of a meekats diet.

Sorry an Animoto was unavalible i wasnt able to do it after trying several times. Here are some facts to make up for it :)

**Conclusion:**
I think meerkats are very intesrting because of the way they like to keep in tight groups and stand on their hind legs very often. I sometimes also find them amusing the way they walk around. Meerkats are interesting mammals due to their ability to eat scorpions and their grassy, sandy sort of habitat.