Timon is a meerkat. Civet cats don't appear in Africa and they don't feed on insects... They don't look like wild boars, right? Living in one of the hottest and driest regions on earth. A member of the mongoose family, this cute, precocious, gregarious animal can be ferocious enough to kill a cobra.
※ Important data
Vision: Color - black circles around the eyes, like wearing a pair of homemade sunglasses
Extremities: Claws cannot be retracted Back
Ears: Closable
Height: 12 inches
Weight: 2 pounds
Light absorption capacity: Known as "Animal The meerkat, the world's "solar panel," uses its dark-skinned, sparsely haired belly to stay warm
Tail: 8 inches long, used as a tripod to maintain an upright posture
Activity: diurnal (daytime activity)
Lifespan: 12 to 14 years
Population: usually composed of 5 to 30 individuals
※ Life in the place of origin
p>Origin: Southern Africa/Kalahari Desert
Habitat: Cave in grassland, shared with ground squirrels and mongoose
Mobility: If food is exhausted, Meerkat groups will migrate several times a year
Territoriality: Meerkat are extremely territorial and will forcefully refuse other meerkat groups to enter their territory
※ Meerkat Natural enemies
Guard: For many animals, meerkats are a "piece of cake", so when other meerkats are foraging or napping, there is always one standing guard
Main natural enemies: eagles and jackals
911: Different sirens mean different predators
※ Meerkat love
Division of labor and specialization: As the leaders of the group, the male and female meerkats are responsible for most of the work of giving birth to children
Number of litters: 2 to 5 cubs per litter
Gestation period: 11 weeks
Breeding season: from October to August in the wild, and throughout the year in captivity
Raising: The female meerkat is responsible for feeding , adult meerkats will take care of little kittens
Precocious maturation: sexual maturity only takes one year
※ Meerkat food
Recipe: scorpions (mongooses are Scorpion venom is immune), beetles, spiders, centipedes, millipedes, worms, crickets, small mammals, small reptiles, birds, eggs, and plant tubers and roots
* Source www .meerkats.com
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