A subordinate female meerkat babysits her mother's young; an iconic example of cooperative behavior in mammals. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

Meerkats are cooperative breeders. This is commonly a species where there is only one breeding male and one breeding female in each group. There is also “a pile” of what is usually their ...

That’s essentially the cooperative breeding system of meerkat groups, in which one dominant male and female monopolize the mating and pup-bearing. What helps that female keep her coveted position?

Meerkats have incredibly complex behaviour ... The lack of major age differences within the female and males means there isn’t an obvious hierarchy. Instead the female who wants to be alpha ...

Dominant female meerkats ensure their social group helps with child care by evicting females and killing other pups. (Photo courtesy Sophie Lanfear / BBC) “Animal mothers are always trying to ...

The zoo welcomed four new meerkat pups, two male and two female, born on Feb. 11. Their parents are 2½-year-old mother, Naomi, and the sire, 3-year-old Tebogo, who both arrived at the zoo last ...

Belfast Zoo’s newest meerkats, Daffo and Dil, have been named in honour of Marie Curie’s iconic daffodil appeal.