In January 2006, researchers Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson provided the first solid evidence of teaching in a non-human ...

The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team is focused on understanding the evolution of cooperative behavior within the ...

Meerkats are adorable members of the mongoose family, inhabiting deserts and grasslands of southern Africa. They are known for their expressive faces and tendency to stand straight up on their hind ...

Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in touch. Meerkats use two different types of vocal interactions to stay in ...

The hormones that fuel a queen’s power can be a double-edged sword for the health of her offspring. The hormones that fuel a queen’s power can be a double-edged sword for the health of her offspring.