In meerkat society, social rank is determined by size. New research shows that meerkats engage in competitive eating to stay on top. Elise Huchard Many animals live in groups governed by social ...

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 cuddly ...

Meerkats seek high vantage points, like this wildlife photographer, to search for predators and food. Of all the wild animals he has photographed, Will Burrard-Lucas has never encountered a species ...

University of Cambridge scientists have discovered that older meerkats teach pups how to obtain food by incrementally introducing dead, injured and then live prey. University of Cambridge scientists ...

What’s the latest scheme for boosting viewership and attracting subscribers to Discovery+? The one-word answer: Meerkats. Remember Meerkat-Mania? That was a craze that flared ever so briefly within ...

University of Cambridge scientists have discovered that older meerkats teach pups how to obtain food by incrementally introducing dead, injured and then live prey. Although learning per se wouldn't be ...