The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked “monotocous” species, meaning it usually has one offspring per pregnancy, ...

Despite what its name may suggest, a meerkat is not a member of the cat family. Meerkats are weasel-like animals that are members of the mongoose family. The mongoose family Herpestidae includes small ...

As children, we might have all fallen in love with the meerkat Timon from The Lion King, but as it turns out, meerkats aren't all "Hakuna Matata!" in real life. In fact, they're down right scary; ...

A new study finds how monogamous humans are in the mammal family. In a list ranking the monogamy of mammals, humans stood at ...

If you were a meerkat, this photo would be terrifying. Sure, those itsy bitsy paws are adorable to us. But this is serious business to a meerkat—this is a war dance. Yes, the real-life Timons in this ...

A University of Cambridge study reveals that humans are more monogamous than most mammals, ranking between meerkats and beavers.

EXCLUSIVE: Mongoose mania returns to South Africa’s Kalahari Desert as discovery+ unveils Meet The Meerkats, a series narrated by Emmy nominated actor Rob Delaney. Discovery+ audiences will meet three ...

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Cincinnati Zoo's meerkats got a surprise from an unusual visitor, and their reaction was hilarious.The zoo posted the hilarious encounter to its Facebook page."The meerkats were very interested in ...

In the animal kingdom, creatures that rely on four legs to move around (called quadrupeds) exhibit some interesting behavior.

Despite rapidly aging, dominant animals live longer because their underlings are driven out of the group -- becoming easy targets for predators. The secret of a long meerkat life is to be 'ruler of ...