Here, we describe the consequences of experimentally preventing subordinate breeding in 12 groups of wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta) for three breeding attempts, using contraceptive injections.

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pups are gaining less body mass and surviving in fewer numbers as the daily maximum air temperature has risen in the Kalahari, according to a new study. When exposed ...

The birth of the meerkats, also known as Suricata suricatta, coincides with the reopening of a special habitat for the animals inside Kronkosky's Tiny Tot Nature Spot, zoo officials said.

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) living in the Kalahari Desert must cope with extreme variations in temperature and rainfall throughout the year. Writing in Science, Maria Paniw and colleagues report ...