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Meerkats aren't a member of the cat family so who knows why their called meerKATS! In fact they are a member of the mongoose family and sometime share their burrows with the yellow mongoose!

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No. They are rodents. From The Lion King , Timone is a mere cat.

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No. They are rodents. From the lion king , Timone is a mere cat.

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Is the Meercat on the cat or dog side of the family?

Meerkats are said to have evolved from mongooses. A Mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae, a family of small cat-like carnivores. So the meerkat is more a cat than a dog.


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