This is the adorable moment a real meerkat was spotted sitting in a backpack alongside a teddy bear, leaving passersby ...

One such animal that adopts this positioning is the meerkat. This cute, bite-sized member of the mongoose family resides in the grasslands and deserts of southern Africa. Their look is ...

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 ...

Jennifer Zoon The 1.5-month-old meerkat trio is the first of their species born at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's Small Mammal House in 16 years. Keeper Ann ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Pictures Animation is heading to the Discovery vault to adapt its Animal Planet series Meerkat Manor into an animated feature. Think Happy Feet: That George Miller-hatched ...

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 ...

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 ...

The species studied are all social mammals, but they differ in their ecology and behavior. Spotted hyenas are large carnivores, meerkats are small burrowing animals, and coatis are racoon-sized ...

The species studied are all social mammals, but they differ in their ecology and behavior. Spotted hyenas are large carnivores, meerkats are small burrowing animals, and coatis are raccoon-sized ...

A new meerkat recently joined Omaha's Henry Doorly ... Construction underway at Henry Doorly Zoo's new animal hospitalNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on ...

Meerkats in captivity typically live 10 to 14 years, and the zoo provides grief support resources for staff after animal deaths. The former meerkat exhibit is being renovated to house sand cats ...