Scorpion’s Worst Nightmare | National Geographic

what’s the most interesting fact about
meerkats probably not they’re interested
sunsets like this one in the Kalahari
Desert in southern Africa lots of
animals even humans would love a sunset
like this it might be the markings under
their eyes did you know those dark
markings act like sunglasses allowing
the meerkats to seem in the harsh desert
light here’s another interesting fact
since meerkats are perfect snack size
for predators like eagles and jackals
one meerkat and sometimes more always
stand guard for the mob a mob of
meerkats that’s actually the name used
by natural ists is a meerkat social
group from five to thirty members here
the mob gathers to observe the deadly
puff adder by the way meerkats are
fiercely territorial and will fight to
defend their turf from snakes or other
meerkat mobs speaking of territorial
once they’ve staked out a territory they
use their four-digit claws to dig
burrows and tunnels where they’ll sleep
after a hard day of hunting
meerkats grow to a length of 12 inches
weigh about two pounds and are members
of the Mongoose family just like the
ones we saw earlier in this show they
like to wrestle this habit begins at an
early age
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interesting but the most interesting
fact about near cats is what they love
to eat these cute little critters love
to eat scorpions they’re immuned in the
venom first the meerkat bites off the
stinger good move and then it’s time to
tie on the feedbag
if scorpions aren’t available meerkats
will also dine on anything they can
overpower beetles spiders even lizards
and small rodents but for a meerkat
nothing beats the crunchy goodness of a
freshly killed scorpion and who can
argue now though well a little ketchup
might help