While this is going on, they look a little something like the cat in the TikTok video below... This video shared by ...

During key moments, quadrupeds stand up on their hind legs and use their tails to balance. This stance, called the tripod ...

Meerkats also prey on birds, reptiles, and scorpions. However, they are mainly insectivores, meaning they prefer insects during hunting. Another unique fact about their eating habit is water ...

On the plains of Africa, you’ll find a surprising cooperation between two typically adversarial animals—the drongo bird and the meerkat.

A meerkat. Meerkats at the San Antonio Zoo ran around erratically during the solar eclipse on April 8. GETTY IMAGES. The Dallas Zoo said that some birds became louder before totality, then fell ...

Bafana, the meerkat dad, is very protective of the pups and their mom, alerting when anything seems dangerous — a bird flying by, a loud noise, anything moving quickly, zoo staffers said.

Meerkat Manor, the Animal Planet hit from the 2000s, is getting the an animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation.

Besides protection from predators, meerkats stand up for the sake of dispute. Meerkats may live in large family units, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have rivalries.