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empee | 13:13 Thu 29th Sep 2005 | Animals & Nature
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small south african mamal also called meerkat
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Suricate or Mongoose.
Suricate - a meerkat is NOT a mongoose!

Meerkats are a type of Mongoose and yes, they are native to S. Africa...

I recently even read that in a wildlife article about them...they are adorable!

If you want the scientific name it's Suricata Suricata - and it is definitely a type of mongoose.

...yes, and the mongoose is Herpestes nyula: different critters

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