Rabies is infectious.
The meerkat or suricate -LRB- Suricata suricatta -RRB- is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family -LRB- Herpestidae -RRB- .. Herpestidae. Herpestidae. mongoose. mongoose. It is the only member of the genus Suricata .. only member. monotypic. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana , in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola , and in South Africa .. South Africa. South Africa. Kalahari Desert. Kalahari Desert. Botswana. Botswana. Namib Desert. Namib Desert. Namibia. Namibia. Angola. Angola. A group of meerkats is called a `` mob '' , `` gang '' or `` clan '' .. A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats , but some super-families have 50 or more members .. In captivity , meerkats have an average life span of 12 -- 14 years , and about half this in the wild .