University of Cambridge scientists have discovered that older meerkats teach pups how to obtain food by incrementally introducing dead, injured and then live prey. Although learning per se wouldn't be ...

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The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team is focused on understanding the evolution of cooperative behavior within the ...

CAMBRIDGE (WCMH)–Tell Timon to bulk up–A new study shows that meerkats try to outgrow their rivals and become the dominant members of their groups. According to National Geographic, meerkats live in ...

Recognizing other individuals from their voices is second nature to humans. Certain primates also have this ability. Whether other mammals that live in social groups are also able to do so, however, ...

Meerkats are small, big-eyed, highly social mongooses who live in South Africa in packs ranging from two to more than 30 individuals in which complex social networks and social hierarchies regulate ...

For the first time in 16 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomes the birth of three meerkats. For a while, the National Zoo was meerkat-less. In August 2021, 14-year old Dogo, the last of his ...