As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough choices for survival. Meerkats return to their burrow at South Africa’s ...

The Racine Zoo is making room for four special new residents: meerkat brothers and sisters. Teak, Baobab, Cedar and Acacia are the new meerkats joining the zoo family. The group consists of three ...

Racine Zoo announced the arrival of four meerkats, which went on exhibit Thursday. Teak, Baobab, Cedar and Acacia were born at Madison's Henry Vilas Zoo last year. Racine Zoo's "Meerkat Manor" is ...

Madame Meerkat’s Cabinet of Curiosities sells oddities, metaphysical supplies, jewelry, and local art, alongside a coffee and tea bar. Owner Horace Long, an art school graduate with an MBA, opened the ...

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 ...

Meerkats aren’t just cute meme stars, they’re fascinating creatures with complex social lives, survival tactics, and desert smarts. Here are 7 surprising facts you didn’t know. We've all seen this ...

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 ...

The Erie Zoo's last two meerkats, Malika and Nora, were euthanized due to age-related illnesses, including liver cancer. Meerkats in captivity typically live 10 to 14 years, and the zoo provides grief ...

A new meerkat recently joined Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.Acacia, a 5-year-old female meerkat, came to Omaha from Reid Park Zoo in Arizona, officials said.According to the zoo, Acacia was recommended to ...

A super auntie meerkat named Cameron loves to babysit cute mongoose babies for the mongoose family in Namibia. Meerkats, like banded mongoose, are highly social animals, and their survival depends on ...