Meerkats may look cute, but the dominant females are notoriously deadly and will kill female relatives and eat their offspring to suppress reproduction and eliminate future competition. Now, ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG — One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a group photograph. They look cuddly ...

CAMBRIDGE (WCMH)–Tell Timon to bulk up–A new study shows that meerkats try to outgrow their rivals and become the dominant members of their groups. According to National Geographic, meerkats live in ...

JOHANNESBURG – One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a group photograph. They look cuddly ...

If you think the catfights on "The Bachelor" were nasty, wait till you here about how these meerkats exercise their dominance over their rivals. Despite being known to raise their young as a commune, ...

New research shows subordinate meerkat siblings grow competitively, boosting their chance of becoming a dominant breeder when a vacancy opens up by making sure that younger siblings don't outgrow them ...

Meerkats may look cute and cuddly, but for some meerkats, motherhood is a raw deal. Dominant females often kill the young of subordinate females, which then often stick around to serve as her "wet ...