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=Kira Kripton=

@Kira's Scratch Journal

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=Meerkats=


 * This video is about to describe what a meerkats adaptations and how they can survive in the area that they live in.
 * Meerkats are mostly carnivores but sometimes they eat plants.
 * Meerkats have predators that are large and can fly (eagles/hawks) and jackals.
 * Their fur helps them camouflage into their environment.
 * The black patches around the meerkats eyes act like sunglasses.
 * Meerkats have immunity against extremely venomous scorpions.


 * ==== Present Day ====

If none, list other predators that compete with your animal for the same type of prey.

 * ==== Hawks ====
 * ==== Eagles ====
 * ==== Jackals ====
 * ==== Large Mammals ====

Minimum of 5 adaptations for each. You will need to show these on your poster. May be physical or behavioral. Must explain how each helps the animal to survive.

 * ==== They have ears that stick out of their head so they can watch out for the large birds that hunt them ====
 * ==== They have eyes that sit on the front of their head, they have binocular vision with depth perception and a large peripheral (wide) range also good for predators ====
 * ==== The black patches around their eyes act as sunglasses ====
 * ==== Their long claws make them excellent diggers ====
 * ==== Have immunity against highly venomous poisons scorpions stings ====
 * ==== Colors of fur help camouflage. ====

Other Facts
> > **Feet:** Non-retractable claws. Four toes. > > **Ears:** Closeable. > > **Height:** 12 inches (30 centimeters). > > **Weight:** 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms). > > **Society:** A group of meerkats, usually five to thirty members, is called a "mob" or a "gang." > > **Primary predators:** Martial eagles and jackals. > > **911:** Various alarm calls indicate different predators. > > **Dwelling:** Grass-lined burrows that are shared with ground squirrels and yellow mongooses. > > **Toilet:** Common latrine used by all members. > > **Transience:** Mob moves several times annually if food supply is depleted. > > **Competitiveness:** Meerkats are very territorial and will fiercely defend their home from other meerkat gangs. = = ||
 * **Vision:** Color. The dark eye markings act like built-in sunglasses.
 * **Taxonomy:** Members of the mongoose family.
 * **Tail:** 8 inches (20 centimeters) long and used as a tripod to balance the animal in an upright position.
 * **Life span:** 12 to 14 years.
 * **Guardianship:** Meerkats are "snack size" for a number of animals, so one always stands guard while the others forage or nap.
 * **Home range:** Southern Africa/Kalahari Desert
 * **Diet:** Scorpions (meerkats are immune to their venom), beetles, spiders, centipedes, millipedes, worms, crickets (FAST food), small mammals, small reptiles, birds, eggs, tubers and roots.



I learned that in this video you can pretend to be someone else online without knowing and, that you should only trust the people you know in real life instead of the virtual world because they can lie just as much as you can to make you believe that they are someone else. I think that like the people in the video greatly put out that with great power, comes great responsibility and that it is important to not let them know too much about yourself if they are a someone that you don’t know in real life. This is included in video games because they could just do the same thing on Facebook or Instagram. I think the reasons that parents are concerned is because it is something new that they cant fully control and they are scared for their children to be on something of which someone can just simply hack into an account and get all of their information in just a few clicks. You also can’t just copy and paste from someone else that wrote it because it is against the law and to me it is just common sense, like if someone stole your work and said that they came up with it wouldn’t you be mad? Another thing I learned was that when you disrespect someone online that is easier to say it not face to face but that doesn’t make it less responsible. Just because you say to the screen that (in my mind) makes you look not respectful saying it behind their backs or just saying it to them but through a computer is just rude.