AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meerkats are small mammals native to the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. A group of meerkats is called a mob, gang, or clan.

Detailed explanation-2: -A meerkat group is called a mob. A mob usually has several members from the same family: Mom, Dad, pups, and the pups’ grown brothers and sisters. But the mob also includes unrelated adults that have left their own family groups. According to meerkat rules, only one female and one male are allowed to have pups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Active and social animals, meerkats live in groups that can include as many as 30 individuals, although the average pack size is around ten to 15 individuals. Groups are called mobs, and each mob may consist of up to three families living together. Each family group consists of a breeding pair and their offspring.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mob is made up of several family groups, with one dominant pair that produces most of the offspring. But meerkats don’t have to be related to belong to the same group. Meerkat mobs spend a lot of their time grooming and playing together to keep the family as a tight unit. This existence helps meerkats survive.

Detailed explanation-5: -Noun. (collective noun) A group of animals such as horses or cattle. (collective noun) A group of kangaroos. (collective noun) A flock of emus.