Despite rapidly ageing, dominant animals live longer because their underlings are driven out of the group – becoming easy targets for predators. The...
Latest research shows subordinate meerkat siblings grow competitively, boosting their chance of becoming a dominant breeder when a vacancy opens up...
Reporting back from her time spent in the Kalahari Desert, PhD student Kirsty MacLeod describes the fascinating life of a gang of meerkats that...
Meerkats are more likely to scan for predators from high vantage points or guard on their hind legs when young pups are present in the group.
Just as afternoon tea is traditional in England but not in France, different groups of meerkats have different ways of doing things, Cambridge...
