Social networks could help prevent disease outbreaks in endangered chimpanzees
Subordinate animals as guinea pigs
Subordinate animals must face higher risks than dominant ones Dominant meerkat females yield to their subaltern group members when faced with a dangerous obstacle: as a group of these animals reaches a road, ...
Feb 19, 2013
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Research suggests meerkat predator-scanning behaviour is altruistic
In order to spot potential predators, adult meerkats often climb to a higher vantage point or stand on their hind legs. If a predator is detected, they use several different alarm calls to warn the rest of the group. New ...
Feb 04, 2013
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London Zoo holds annual animal census
Keepers at London Zoo conducted an annual count of all its animals Thursday, from meerkats to penguins and owls.
Jan 03, 2013
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Meerkats acquire novel behavior using nine different social and asocial mechanisms
A novel methodology shows that Wild meerkats engage in nine separate learning processes during foraging, and this method may provide general insight into learning mechanisms for groups of animals and culture development. ...
Aug 08, 2012
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Meerkats have ability to distinguish different voices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vocal recognition is widespread in primates but a new study, published in Biology Letters, provides evidence that it may not be limited to humans and primates. The ability to recognize the vo ...
Oct 13, 2011
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Tradition explains why some meerkats are late risers
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.
Jul 07, 2010
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