During the recent total solar eclipse, cranes appeared to dance, and meerkats ran around erratically, zookeepers have reported. Scientists and wildlife experts observed the unusual behaviors exhibited ...

In the animal kingdom, creatures that rely on four legs to move around (called quadrupeds) exhibit some interesting behavior. During key moments, quadrupeds stand up on their hind legs and use their ...

As a corner of Africa heats up, new research shows how the future of the species rests with powerful matriarchs making tough ...

Eight baby meerkats joined the family at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium this spring, bringing the total number of meerkats at the zoo to 15. Meerkat mothers Keeya and Naledi each gave birth to four ...

What’s the latest scheme for boosting viewership and attracting subscribers to Discovery+? The one-word answer: Meerkats. Remember Meerkat-Mania? That was a craze that flared ever so briefly within ...

Now we know why Discovery decided to find its own meerkat reality show rather than revive the original “Meerkat Manor” brand that once aired on Discovery-owned Animal Planet: Someone beat them to it.