Meerkats, Suricata suricatta, are an excellent species to compare the social networks of wild and captive groups. We replicated the methods of Madden et al. (2009, 2011), who studied eight groups ...

In the wild, meerkats primarily eat insects, such as grubs and termites. Here, we feed them a carnivore meat mix, kibbles, apples root vegetables, mealworms, crickets and earthworms.

In the Kalahari Desert the team put cameras on wild meerkats for the first time, allowing scientists to finally understand what these miniature mammals are up to underground.

"By studying wild meerkats, we can explore how real-world conditions -- factors like social status, hormones, and environmental stressors -- interact to influence immune function." Smyth-Kabay said.

“By studying wild meerkats, we can explore how real-world conditions -- factors like social status, hormones, and environmental stressors -- interact to influence immune function.” ...

Meerkat chit-chat Date: May 20, 2024 Source: University of Konstanz Summary: Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to ...

The study into 129 wild meerkats (69 males and 60 females) over a three-year period at Kuruman River Reserve in South Africa's Northern Cape Province monitored behavior and agonistic interactions ...

Remember Timon from the Lion King? Well, meet the real Timon....he's a meerkat and they are one of the most popular animals at the Natural Science Center! Author: WFMYStaff Published: 11:02 AM EDT ...

Both Malika, 13, and Nora, 14, the last two meerkats located at the Erie Zoo at 423 W. 38th St., were euthanized on March 26. Erie Zoo CEO Roo Kojancie said liver cancer is common in aging meerkats.