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Do you want to know where on the food chain Meerkats fit? Meerkats are not an easy one in this regard. They fit, in fact, somewhere near the middle.

This is due to the fact that they are both prey and predator animals. They're small so they look more like prey but they have one very specific, not to mention special, characteristic that makes them far more able to fight upwards along that food chain than do most small mammals--they are members of the mongoose family. And mongooses are tougher than even any honey badger [for example] can lay claim.

For one thing, meerkats are immune to the poison of scorpions. That pushes them up right there. For another they are extremely well adapted to their sandy, dusty environment.

At the related link below is good, clear and immediate information about meerkats.

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