they followed 14 groups of close competitors and discovered something amazing about how the meerkat's size affects its social status. The researchers reported their results May 25 in Nature.

Meerkats are cooperative breeders that live in social groups. A dominant female monopolizes most of the reproduction, while subordinate helpers assist in raising her offspring. Disclaimer ...

Their burrows can be 5 metres long with different entrances and tunnels leading to separate rooms. Do meerkats live in groups? Meerkats are very social animals and live in large groups of up to ...

This is the amusing moment pet meerkats went on a road trip with their owner. Chaloemchai Kayuta tooks his two mongooses for a picnic in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 4. Footage shows the three-month ...