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  2. Meerkat | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology …

    • A member of the mongoose family, meerkats (also known as suricates) have grizzled gray and brown colored coats of fur with dark patches around their eyes, which help protect their eyes from the glare of th… See more

    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Description

    Meerkats' slender bodies are 10 to 14 inches (25 to 35 centimeters) long and their tails are almost as long as their bodies at 7 to 10 inches (18 to 25 centimeters). See more

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  1. Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and …

    To encourage the meerkats to exhibit their natural burrowing behavior, a system of tubing—concealed within rockwork—runs along the outskirts of their habitat in the Small Mammal House. At the end of the tunnel, a nest box offers visitors a …

  2. New at the Zoo: Meet Our Meerkat Pups - Smithsonian's National …

  3. Meerkat at Smithsonian National Zoo, 9/13/2024 - YouTube

  4. There Are Now Baby Meerkats at the National Zoo

  5. Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and …

    May 26, 2023 · For the first time in 16 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., is celebrating the birth of three meerkats. Keepers in the Small Mammal House reported for …

  6. Meerkats born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo | Arts and Culture ...

  7. National Zoo in DC welcomes three meerkat pups

    May 25, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of three new meerkats. For the first time in 16 years, meerkat pups were born at the Small Mammal House on May 10.

  8. Oh, Baby! Meet Some of the Zoo’s Newest Arrivals

    Jun 7, 2023 · Hakuna matata! The Zoo has baby meerkats for the first time in 16 years. Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Animal keepers at the Small Mammal House arrived early …

  9. Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and …

    May 24, 2023 · To encourage the meerkats to exhibit their natural burrowing behavior, a system of tubingconcealed within rockwork—runs along the outskirts of their habitat in the Small Mammal House. At the end of the tunnel, …

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