Meerkats

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Meerkats

The last animal we saw was the meerkat. These cute little creatures reminded me of prairie dogs. They sat with fixed attention our every movement before scampering across the pen to take up a similar pose on a different ledge. In the wild, meerkats live in groups called mobs with up to forty members. They hunt for insects, their main food source, as a group while taking turns watching for predators. I was surprised to read that meerkats actually eat scorpions of all things - after carefully removing the stingers! What amazing creatures, and to think I had never heard of them before visiting the Cleveland Zoo. Have you ever seen an animal in the pose below?!