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 ...

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 ...

As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough ...

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 ...

In the Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans, meerkat pups struggle to master the animal’s signature upright posture while the adults go in search of food. An adult will often stay behind and babysit the pups ...

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 ...