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MEERKATS � � � � � Read the text. Use the words from the box below to write in the missing words. � � � � � � � � � Meerkats live in �Africa in the Kalahari . They are very cute .They are brown with grey� and black ears. They are �small - about the same �as a rabbit. �they are�adults at about one year of age they weigh around 2 pounds (750 - 820 grams). They've got a long body and a long ,� short legs. They can stand��two legs. They live in . There are� five and thirty meerkats in� group. They �very social animals and they �to play with�one another.� Meerkats constantly communicate with one another in three different : scent, sound, and body language. They sleep in holes in the . These holes are called burrows which consist of entrance holes, tunnels,�and sleeping chambers. There may be up to 70 different entrances to the burrow system. Meerkats ��early in the morning as the first rays of the sun stretch across� Kalahari. They� their holes and look �food. They eat insects, plants, , eggs and mice. They �even eat� animals� scorpions and spiders.��When meerkats eat, some �them stand on two legs and�guard the others. That's� some other animals like� eat meerkats. When the��see an eagle, a snake �a fox they bark and�� the meerkats run �to their holes. � � � ������� or������but��� because�� ��southern��� ��when���a�� ���tail��� � stripes������can���� �lizards�� all��� ��� between����� �desert���� ��of������ �the����� �ways������ for�� � on�� �are���� animals����������leave wake up ��� back� � size��� �to �� �groups���� �ground�����guards�� � like (2x)��� �poisonous���� quite � � � � Find the appropriate�words from the text: � grown ups = another name for holes = long, animal with no legs = opposite of exit(s) = You use it when you communicate with someone without words. A small animal with eight legs. It uses a web to catch insects. Flowers, grasses and trees are all�. � � � The End � � �