A close-up of vigilant meerkats as they pop up and inspect their surroundings with sharp attention.

There are two V's that should be part of any close personal relationship that you have, whether it is romantic or platonic.

On cool mornings, meerkats love to cuddle together. I watched a dozen pups snuggle near the burrow entrance, turning into a moving pile of ears, tails, and paws. Every so often, a sleepy face would ...

Think meerkats are just cute little desert fluffballs? Think again. These tiny troublemakers are basically the stand-up ...

There’s nothing funnier or more adorable than seeing a cat make a unique, striking gesture. This specific video captured a ...

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As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough choices for survival. Meerkats return to their burrow at South Africa’s ...

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“There is a premier league of monogamy, in which humans sit comfortably, while the vast majority of other mammals take a far more promiscuous approach to mating,” Dr Mark Dyble of the Department of ...

How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge professor has an answer: Somewhere between the Eurasian beaver and a meerkat.

Humans may be far more monogamous by nature than previously thought, researchers say. Monogamy in humans is comparable more to the exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...