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Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger

31 August 2018

Despite rapidly ageing, dominant animals live longer because their underlings are driven out of the group 鈥� becoming easy targets for predators. 探花直播secret of a long meerkat life is to be 鈥渞uler of your community鈥� cracking down on would-be rivals,鈥� say scientists.

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Sub-adult meerkats playing.

Female meerkats compete to outgrow their sisters

26 May 2016

Latest research shows subordinate meerkat siblings grow competitively, boosting their chance of becoming a dominant breeder when a vacancy opens up by making sure that younger siblings don鈥檛 outgrow them.

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鈥楨xtreme sleepover #13鈥� 鈥� the wet-nursing meerkats of the Kalahari

04 June 2014

Reporting back from her time spent in the Kalahari Desert, PhD student Kirsty MacLeod describes the fascinating life of a gang of meerkats that includes an audacious boy called Bruce and a good-natured girl called Ru.

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Research suggests meerkat predator-scanning behaviour is altruistic

15 February 2013

Meerkats are more likely to scan for predators from high vantage points or guard on their hind legs when young pups are present in the group.

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Tradition explains why some meerkats are late risers

07 July 2010

Just as afternoon tea is traditional in England but not in France, different groups of meerkats have different ways of doing things, Cambridge zoologists have found.

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