What are some of a meerkat's adaptations?

Answer 1

Meerkats have black patches round their eyes, these act like sunglasses.

Their long, curved claws make them excellent diggers which helps them to get at burrowing insects. Other structural adaptations include the colouration of their fur that helps camouflage them from predators.

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Answer 2

The meerkat have several adaptations to help the animal thrive in their habitat. The small mammal has claws for digging holes in the sands allowing for it to avoid the harsh heats. The meerkat is protected from the sun dark fur encircling the eye.

Answer 3

Meerkats are specially adapted to living in the harsh desert environment. Dark patches around their eyes help them be effective lookouts by reducing the glare of the blazing sun. Their eyes also allow them to take in a wide angle view of the scene. This helps prevent predators from gaining an advantage by sneaking up. Meerkats also possess special adaptations to help them burrow. Their eyes have a clear protective membrane that shields them from dirt while digging. Their ears also close tightly to keep dirt out.

Answer 4

Meerkats have eyes that sit on the front of their heads. They have binouclar vision and have good eyesight to watch for predators. Meerkats have a specialised coat tht keep them warm when temperatures are cold and when temperatures are high.

Meerkats have black patches round their eyes, these act like sunglasses. Meerkats have ears that stick out of the sides of their head. They can catch sound better of what's in front of them. They need to have good hearing to watch out for large birds that hunt them. Meerkats have silvery-brown fur to camouflage them to their dry, desert surroundings. Also the meerkats have a good chance of getting stung by a venoumous snake, but that problem is solved as meerkats are immune to poison. Meerkats also stay in groups so there is a lower chance for them to get eaten by birds. They always swap roles with one another such as one is a watcher while another is a babysitter.

Answer 5

Meerkats have black around there eyes to help them see in the harsh sunlight. The black works like sunglasses to help keep the sun out of there eyes. Meerkats also have claws to help them dig for food. Meerkats are partly immune to skorpian sting due to the fact that they eat skorpians and other insects

Answer 6

There behavioral adaptions are that they hang out in groups, so that they are oftenly safe against a preditor.

Answer 7

some adaptations are digging, foraging and babysitting