Wild About Animals: Meerkats

Wild About Animals: Meerkats — page 1

Wild About Animals: Meerkats — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Warning Bark Chapter 2 Digging for Grub Chapter 3 Peeping Pups Chapter 4 Stronger Together Beyond the Book Research Ninja Glossary Index Photo Credits About the Author 4 10 16 22 28 29 30 31 31 31

Wild About Animals: Meerkats — page 3 — Chapter 1 Warning Bark O Sand flies out of a small hole in the African savanna A meerkat has her head deep in the ground She's searching for food But she's not the only animal out for breakfast A jackal is on the prowl He can hear her scratching in the ground He creeps forward He's about to attack But another meerkat barks an alarm The meerkat peeks her head out of the hole just as the jackal leaps But the meerkat is faster She darts into a bolt hole and is safe

Wild About Animals: Meerkats — page 4 — DIVE IN Bolt holes are made for quick escapes They have wide entrances to let a lot of meerkats hide inside at once Meerkats memorize the location of thousands of bolt holes 5

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