That’s essentially the cooperative breeding system of meerkat groups, in which one dominant male and female monopolize the mating and pup-bearing. What helps that female keep her coveted position?

If someone eats their mother, the daughters have a reasonable chance of taking over afterwards. 4. Meerkats will give away 40% of their food to the young pups During the first four months of pup ...

The zoo welcomed four new meerkat pups, two male and two female, born on Feb. 11. Their parents are 2½-year-old mother, Naomi, and the sire, 3-year-old Tebogo, who both arrived at the zoo last ...

The Henry Vilas Zoo introduced some new additions on Thursday. Four meerkat pups were born last month to mom, Poppy, a zoo spokesperson said. This is Poppy's second litter within the last year.