Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Scout
Scout is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Scout
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
The meerkat is a social mongoose living in groups and burrows.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Deserts and arid savannas with diggable ground.
- Distribution
- Southern Africa.
- Feeding
- Insects, scorpions, small vertebrates and plants.
- Characteristics
- A social mongoose living in groups and burrows.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
Sentinels watch the area and use different calls for different threats.