Are you a furry friend of Animal Planet's Meerkat Manor (new episodes air Friday at 8 and 8:30 pm/ET)? If so, these burning questions and expert answers are for you! Who names the meerkats, and what ...

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 ...

One of the most popular documentary series in Animal Planet’s history is getting a feature film adaptation. The title in question is Meerkat Manor, which followed a family of meerkats in South ...

One meerkat died and several other animals were hurt in a fire at a Virginia zoo on Sunday night. A Metro Richmond Zoo employee reported a fire in the behind-the-scenes area of the park around 9:50 ...

Three meerkats were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. earlier this month, an event the zoo hasn’t seen for 16 years. When keepers at the zoo’s Small Mammal House came into work on May 10, ...

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Meerkats have a real hunger to succeed. In the race to the top of the breeding group they pig out to boost their own growth in response to a rival gaining weight. In the strict social hierarchy of ...

Meerkat Manor, the breakout hit show on the Animal Planet channel, follows a group of meerkats in South Africa's Kalihari Desert. In the wild, meerkats exhibit extremes of cooperation or conflict.

AKA: Meerkat is Dutch for "lake cat," but meerkats are not felines. They are members of the mongoose family. Make us a Preferred Source on Google to see more of us when you search. Add Preferred ...

Step aside, children — this Easter egg hunt is for zoo animals only. The “egg hunt” is an annual event at Bioparque Buinzoo ...

The Philadelphia Zoo's five meerkats all died this month, prompting an investigation into what caused the sudden deaths. And zoo officials suspect an animal dye keepers have used for years might be ...