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BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- The newest residents of Brookfield Zoo are stealing the show. Three baby meerkats born in October have made their big debut at the Desert's Edge exhibit at the zoo.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years. The three pups are two weeks old, and are starting to open their eyes and ...

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?

From the moment a new matriarch inherits her status, the alpha’s size increases, her testosterone levels rise, and her hostility towards other females surges – especially those closest in age ...

Meerkats have incredibly complex behaviour, which can also be very surprising Maybe some of the appeal, apart from the incredibly cute babies, is the fact that – like us – they are social ...