Meerkat Lesson

A Mob of Meerkats

Multiple Choice

Where do meerkats live?

• America
• Africa
• Antartica
• Arctic Ocean

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What does the black fur by their eyes do?

• Helps them see in the dark.
• Helps them look like a raccoon
• Helps them see in bright light
• Helps them hide

Multiple Choice

Meerkats live in groups called

• mobs
• families
• schools
• classes

Multiple Choice

meerkats live in ______

• burrows
• nests
• pods
• bridges

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Meerkats eat:

• other meerkats
• leaves, twigs, and grass
• nuts and corn
• bugs, small animals, and fruit

Multiple Choice

What do meerkats use to balance?

• their arms
• their feet
• their nose
• their tail

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What do meerkats do if they notice danger?

• run away
• close their eyes
• call out to the others
• dig

Multiple Choice

What is something dangerous a meerkat can eat?

• snakes

• bees

• scorpions

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What are some of the meerkats predators? Check all the correct answers.

• bears

• artcic fox

• large birds

• jackals

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How do the sentinels warn the mob of danger?

• attack the predators

• run away

• shriek loudly

• curl into a ball

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When do meerkats start eating insects?

• as soon as they are born

• at three weeks old

• after a year

• at six months old

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Who raises the young meerkats?

• mothers only

• fathers only

• both mother and father

• all the meerkats in the mob

Multiple Choice

a wild dog that lives in Africa

• Mongoose

• Jackal

• dominant

• Diurnal

Multiple Choice

Meerkat's homes are called _______.

• burrows

• fortres

• dens

• mound