<P> The meerkat or suricate ( Suricata suricatta ) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family ( Herpestidae ) . It is the only member of the genus Suricata . Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana , in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola , and in South Africa . A group of meerkats is called a `` mob '' , `` gang '' or `` clan '' . A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats , but some super-families have 50 or more members . In captivity , meerkats have an average life span of 12 -- 14 years , and about half this in the wild . </P>
<P> The meerkat or suricate ( Suricata suricatta ) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family ( Herpestidae ) . It is the only member of the genus Suricata . Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana , in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola , and in South Africa . A group of meerkats is called a `` mob '' , `` gang '' or `` clan '' . A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats , but some super-families have 50 or more members . In captivity , meerkats have an average life span of 12 -- 14 years , and about half this in the wild . </P>
what do you call a group of meerkats
what do you call a group of meerkats
a `` mob '' , `` gang '' or `` clan ''
a `` mob '' , `` gang '' or `` clan ''