Meerkat (Suricate) Standing And Looking Ahead. The Meerkat Or Suricate, Is A Small Mammal. 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. 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. Meerkats Have An Average Life Span Of 12–14 Years. Photo