Tuesday, February 21

Animal of the Day - Meerkats

Meerkats aren't cats.

They're squirrel-like and squirrel-szied animals and they are related to the mongoose that live in south Africa

A meerkat's close up vision is terrible. So terrible that they often miss food even when it is placed right in front of them

When they dig tunnels, they form a line and pass dirt from one to the other

When they're cold, they sand on its hind feet and faces the sun because its dark skin on its belly is like a solar panel. Abosbing the sun. It even has built-in sunglasses! They have dark bands around their eyes which reduces the rays.

They also have a windshield wiper! Everytime it b links, a special membrane in its eye wipes away any dirt near the eye.




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