Meerkats

This small mammal, belonging to the mongoose family, is native to parts of South Africa, southwestern Angola, the Namib Desert in Namibia, and Botswana's Kalahari Desert. "Mobs" or "gangs" of meerkats are made up of around 20 individual family members, but larger groups of "super families" of around 50 or more, are not uncommon.

The life span of a meerkat is around six or seven years, although this doubles for animals in captivity. These amazing creatures have no excess "fat" stores and dai...