For the first time in six years, baby meerkats can be seen at the San Diego Zoo — popping out of dirt tunnels, scampering over rocks and under bushes and standing upright on their hind legs. Four pups ...

JOHANNESBURG€ — One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a group photograph. They look ...

A new meerkat recently joined Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.Acacia, a 5-year-old female meerkat, came to Omaha from Reid Park Zoo in Arizona, officials said.According to the zoo, Acacia was recommended to ...

In meerkat society a dominant female is in charge, growling, biting, pushing and shoving to keep others in line. The matriarch's bullying behavior is fueled by high levels of testosterone that can ...

Moss, A. M., Clutton-Brock, T. H., and Monfort, Steven L. 2001. "Longitudinal steroid excretion in free-living male and female meerkats (Suricata suricatta)." General ...