Meerkats are small mammals who are members of the mongoose family. What do meerkats spend their time doing? Meerkats spend a lot of their day digging for food with their super sharp claws. This ...

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?

Meerkats are cooperative breeders. This is commonly a species where there is only one breeding male and one breeding female in each group. There is also “a pile” of what is usually their ...