Meerkats are located in the Southern African Plains of Namibia, Angola and in the Kalahari desert. They generally live within several grass-lined burrows. Each burrow is an extensive tunnel-and- root system that remains cool under the broiling African Sun. Their burrows have an average of 15 entrance and exit holes, tunnels and chambers on several levels, some as deep as 2 metres. The temperature of the burrow remains constant, and comfortable; no matter changing temperature outside. There are two main types of landscapes in which Meerkats can be found:

Deserts: which describes any area that receives less than 250mm of rainfall a year.Characteristics of deserts include baking sand dunes with arid areas in temperate regions. 

Natural Environment

Tropical Grasslands: Characterised by drought-resistance shrubs and grasses, and has only 2 seasons per year - wet and dry.

Africa