No no, this animal is really called Meerkat, the origin is Afrikaans, the language they speak in South Africa and has dutch roots as far as I know, though Meerkat in Dutch is equal to the german Meerkatze, which is a monkey.
Just have a look at the Wikipedia-article, there's some explanation about that confusing name.
No no, this animal is really called Meerkat, the origin is Afrikaans, the language they speak in South Africa and has dutch roots as far as I know, though Meerkat in Dutch is equal to the german Meerkatze, which is a monkey.
Just have a look at the Wikipedia-article, there's some explanation about that confusing name.
Hehe, np.