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.

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.

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.

The series will feature dominant female meerkats Zola, Marli, Bela and male Scar in the first mob. The second Meerkat mob is comprised of Marli, Zewli, unborn pups Thandi and Thembi, and Arno.

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 ...

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 ...

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 male meerkats are available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meerkats originate from southern Africa and are small, omnivorous creatures of the mongoose family and are not a member of the cat ...

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.

The top vote getters and new names for the four female and four male meerkats, in order of greatest number of votes received are: Zimba, Nata, Molopo, Kiwano, Kalahari, Dinawa, Acacia, and Ngami.