Territory Defense: Male meerkats are essential in defending their territory from rival groups and predators. They engage in territorial fights and assist in patrolling the group's boundaries to ...

Visitors to a popular farm park can get their first glimpse of a litter of baby meerkats - and are being asked for ...

Jan. 11 (UPI) --Officials with a petting zoo in England are warning the public about a meerkat on the loose in the area. Reddish Vale Farm in Stockport, near Manchester, said the male meerkat ...

Meerkats also can be aggressive within the mob, particularly when they sort out the group’s pecking order. One dominant female and one dominant male typically produce most of the pups.

Male meerkats leave the group of their birth around the age of sexual maturity and attempt to displace males in other groups, and here, too, the heaviest male often becomes dominant.

Pups of powerful meerkat matriarchs pay a price for their mom's status The hormones that fuel a queen's power can be a double-edged sword for the health of her offspring Date: December 9, 2024 ...

The three female meerkats died on June 1, one of the males died on June 3 and the other male died on June 12. None of the meerkats had experienced any serious health issues before, a zoo ...

The blood samples revealed “a strong signature of dominance in female meerkats but not male meerkats,” which may be related to certain “status-associated genes,” researchers said.

All episodes of Meerkat Manor TV seriesTwo young male meerkats are in charge of Meerkat Manor when Flower has a new litter of pups. Evicted Tosca attempts to rejoin Whiskers. While the Whiskers ...

The Living Desert is happy to report the birth of two healthy baby meerkats on January 21. It's the second litter for Vinny (mother) and Frenzy (father), who welcomed their first litter in 2022.