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They love crowds, sleep in piles and see who can eat the most. Meerkats are so cute that they have captured the admiration of many men, women and children all over the world. Also known as suricates, these funny little mammals are members of the mongoose family. Here is some other interesting information we have gathered about them, including 9 things to know about meerkats: They\u2019re a team All the members of the \u201cmob\u201d of meerkats have jobs and do their parts. An individual meerkat may collect food, keep a lookout for danger or even babysit the little meerkats. This <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28064,"featured_media":11092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4048],"tags":[4027],"yoast_head":"\n
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