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Meerkat Home Safari Quiz
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Why do meerkats stand tall first thing in the morning
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Stretch
To warm up
Sleep walking
Look for breakfast
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Correct answer is: To warm up
In the early morning, they stand tall on their hind legs, exposing their bellies to the sun to warm up before the day’s foraging activities can begin. A nearly bald patch of darker skin acts like a solar panel to soak up the sun’s rays.
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Meerkats are known to have a daring diet because they eat
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Salad
Eggs
Scorpions
Mice
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Correct answer is: Scorpions
Meerkats are known for their daring diet: they are able to kill and eat scorpions without being hurt!
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How do meerkats stay safe from predators?
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They have no predators
One acts as a lookout
Run around
None of the above
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Correct answer is: One acts as a lookout
One meerkat will stand on its hind legs, propped up by its tail, and act as a lookout.
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What is a group of meerkats called?
Blob
Pod
Mob
Mingle
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Correct answer is: Mob
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Meerkats are
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Nocturnal
Crepuscular
Night owls
Diurnal
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Correct answer is: Diurnal
That means that they are active during the day and sleep at night.
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What is an adaptation a meerkat has to survive in Africa's desert
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Dark Patches around their eyes
Special membrane that covers the eye
Ears that close while digging
Four toes with long, non retractable claws
All of the above
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Correct answer is: All of the above
Meerkats have: -Dark patches around their eyes act to cut down on the sun’s glare -A special membrane that can cover the eye to protect it while burrowing. -Ears that close to keep out the sand while digging. - Four toes (most mongoose species have five) on each foot and very long, nonretractable claws to help them dig.
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Do meerkats have good vision?
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NO
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Correct answer is: Yes
They have great far sighted vision and have sentries that are always on the lookout for danger like birds of prey or jackals.
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How can meerkats cool down?
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Correct answer is: lie stomach down on a cool rock in the heat of midday or go underground in their tunnels.
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What is a baby meerkat called
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Kit
Pup
Cub
Kitten
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Correct answer is: Pup
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