Meerkat, the animal that kills the most of its kind

Mirkat is a small, slim-bodied mongoose with a wide head, large eyes, pointed snout, long legs, thin tapered tail, and a mottled fur pattern. It is smaller than most other gourds except the dwarf gourds (genus Helogale) and possibly Galerella species. Head and body length is about 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and weight has been recorded at 0.62–0.97 kg (1.4–2.1 lb) without much variation between the sexes (although some dominant females can be heavier than others). The soft fur is light gray to fawn with indistinct alternating light and dark stripes on the back. Individuals from southern regions tend to be darker. Guard hairs, light at the base, have two dark rings and tips are black or silvery white; several strands of hair aligned to produce a feather pattern. These hairs usually measure between 1.5 and 2 cm (0.59 and 0.79 in), but measure 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) on the flanks. The head is mostly white and the underparts are sparsely covered in dark reddish brown feathers, with the dark skin underneath appearing translucent. The eyes, in sockets covering more than 20% of the skull's length, are capable of binocular vision. Its slender, yellowish tail, unlike the bushy tails of most other mongooses, measures 17 to 25 cm (6.7 to 9.8 in), and is tipped black. Females have six nipples. The mirkat looks similar to two sympatric species—the striped garangan and the yellow garangan. The mirkat can be distinguished from the striped garangan by its smaller size, shorter tail, and larger eyes compared to its head; The yellow garan is different because it has a bushy tail and lighter fur with an inner layer of yellow fur under the normal brown fur.