Naked mole rats are native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, where they live underground in huge interconnected ...

A lively meerkat group enjoys sunny socializing during a playful outdoor party.

Unlike bears, groundhogs are true hibernators. During hibernation, they don’t eat and rely on the fat stores they have built ...

As the sun rises over the Kalahari Desert, meerkat groups emerge from their burrows and gather closely, turning their bodies toward the warmth of the ...

A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz, the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, and the University of Zurich has investigated how ...

These birds trick other animals into fleeing so they can steal their food in one of nature's most guileful strategies.

Put your observation skills to the test! Can you spot all 3 differences between these two pictures of meerkat wearing a hat ...

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 ...

Just as mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reemerged from behind the Sun last week, astronomers detected intriguing radio signals from it that give new clues about its chemical composition.

Pretty much every animal lover has ideas about meerkats after growing up watching The Lion King. It’s pretty likely that we all think of hakuna matata and a warthog when we think of meerkats. But why ...

New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival – thanks to the sharing of beneficial gut bacteria. Published in the Journal of Animal ...

MADISON (WKOW) — The Henry Vilas Zoo is mourning the loss of two cherished animals. The zoo posted Thursday on social media that Franklin, a 14-year-old meerkat, was humanely euthanized on Aug. 29 ...