With their whiskered faces and high-pitched calls, meerkats don’t appear particularly menacing. But, female meerkats are, in fact, capable of vicious behavior, including harassing rivals, exiling them ...

In this heartwarming video, a wildlife photographer finds himself in an adorable predicament as a group of meerkats takes a keen interest in him. The curious meerkats climb onto his head and shoulders ...

The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team is focused on understanding the evolution of cooperative behavior within the ...

Meerkats are small, big-eyed, highly social mongooses who live in South Africa in packs ranging from two to more than 30 individuals in which complex social networks and social hierarchies regulate ...

Meerkats are adorable members of the mongoose family, inhabiting deserts and grasslands of southern Africa. They are known for their expressive faces and tendency to stand straight up on their hind ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- From silverback gorillas beating their chests to executives battling it out in the boardroom, the reputation for testosterone-fueled aggression and dominance has typically belonged to ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of three new meerkats. For the first time in 16 years, meerkat pups were born at the Small Mammal House on May 10. When keepers ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., welcomed three meerkat pups to mother Sadie and father Frankie in the Small Mammal House. Photos and video are ...