ots of different animals live in Africa. Most kids know about lions,
elephants and gorillas, but have you ever heard of a meerkat?
When you have learned about all those things, you can find out
what kinds of problems meerkats have!
If you are done learning about meerkats, you can pick another
animal to find out about.
ere's a picture of a meerkat. It's about 12 inches long, not counting its
tail. That's about the same size as a shoebox. Sometimes meerkats stand
up on their hind legs, like in this picture. Why do you think they
do that? If you saw the movie "The Lion King", you might remember a
character called Timon. He was a cartoon meerkat who could sing
and dance. Do you think real meerkats sing and dance? Let's find
out about how real meerkats act!