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 ...

The discovery of 49 new galaxies in a few hours, announced earlier this year, was the latest testament to the value of South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope. Six years after its inauguration, it is finally ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO — For the first time in six years, baby meerkats are playing at the San Diego Zoo. Shaka, the zoo's matriarch meerkat, gave birth to four pups who are now viewable to the public at the ...

In meerkat society a dominant female is in charge, growling, biting, pushing and shoving to keep others in line. The matriarch's bullying behavior is fueled by high levels of testosterone that can ...

Three meerkat pups were born at the National Zoo on May 10, the Zoo announced today. The 14-day-old pups are just starting to open their eyes and inspect their home in the Small Mammal House. They are ...

Seth Green and Tracy Falco are producing an adaptation of one of Animal Planet's biggest shows in the 2000s. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Animal Planet’s classic hit Meerkat Manor is getting the ...

The concrete for the first MeerKAT antenna foundation was poured yesterday (Wednesday 14 August 2013) at South Africa’s SKA site in the Karoo. This is the first of 64 similar foundations that will be ...

We’ve all been startled by things that go bump in the night. Once the initial shock wears off, it’s pretty normal to scan the room in an attempt to see what happened. But one adorable cat takes it a ...