Standing tall, scanning the horizon and absolutely impossible not to love - our printable meerkat mask is a safari superstar! The meerkat's habit of standing upright on its hind legs and staring into the distance with utter alertness has made it one of the most iconic and beloved animals in the world. Perfect for African animals school plays, desert habitat projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and vigilant imaginative play.

The meerkat became a cultural phenomenon thanks to nature documentaries and a certain insurance advert - making this one of the most immediately recognisable masks in the African animals collection and a guaranteed hit with kids of all ages. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Meerkats!

Meerkats are immune to many venoms that would kill other animals - including scorpion venom and the venom of some snakes, which allows them to eat prey that most predators would avoid.
They run a sophisticated sentinel system - one meerkat always stands guard while the others forage, giving specific alarm calls to indicate the type and urgency of different threats.
Meerkats are one of the few animals known to teach their young - adults will bring partially stunned or dead scorpions to pups and gradually increase the difficulty until the young meerkats can handle live prey themselves.
They warm themselves up in the morning by standing upright and facing the sun - their dark belly skin absorbs heat rapidly, warming their core before the day's foraging begins.
Meerkat groups are called mobs or gangs - typically 20–30 individuals all related to each other, living in complex underground burrow systems with multiple entrances and emergency exits.

Printable Meerkat Mask

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