BOISE, Idaho — Veterinary and animal care teams at Zoo Boise made the "difficult decision" to to amputate one of the limbs of a new meerkat pup. This followed what the zoo described as a month of ...

The landlord of a pub which offers punters the chance to cuddle with a meerkat has said the animals "love the attention". The Royal Oak Inn and Meerkat Retreat in Brockham, Surrey, claim to be the ...

Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected. This is according to the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory ...

As the sun rises over the Kalahari Desert, meerkat groups emerge from their burrows and gather closely, turning their bodies toward the warmth of the early light. These quiet morning moments are more ...

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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 ...

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New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival—thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Microbiomes provide many health-related ...

New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival – thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Published in the Journal of Animal ...

MADISON (WKOW) — The Henry Vilas Zoo is mourning the loss of two cherished animals. The zoo posted Thursday on social media that Franklin, a 14-year-old meerkat, was humanely euthanized on Aug. 29 ...

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 ...