Meerkats: Standing Sentries of the Mongoose Family

ISBN-13: 9781519452672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 30 str.

M. Martin

Opis

Meerkats are small burrowing animals that belong to the mongoose family. If you think you don't know what a meerkat looks like, just think of the cartoon character Timon, from the Lion King. Meerkats are famous for their standing on 2 hind legs like they are on sentry duty. As a matter of fact, standing meerkats ARE on sentry duty. These are the ones assigned to look out for predators and inform others if the coast is clear. There are a lot of things to learn about a meerkat in this book. You will learn about why they have black fur around their eyes. You will learn about what they eat. Hakuna matata, remember? It means no worries for the rest of your days. Because indeed, meerkats find an abundance of food under the desert sand. What are meerkat predators and how do meerkats warn each other? How do they protect themselves from these predators? Where do meerkats live? How do they take care of their young? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in this book. Read to learn more about this amazing animal. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the meerkat in the African grasslands. These pictures will help especially young children imagine the life of the meerkat in the wild to aid them in understanding this creature better.

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