The Virginia Zoo announced the death of two senior slender-tailed meerkats, who were humanely euthanized Wednesday due to age ...

Auckland Zoo has welcomed its first meerkat litter in more than a decade. Four pups were born in-habitat last month, bringing ...

Amadi and Hardi, two of the Virginia Zoo's slender-tailed meerkats that have been in Norfolk for a decade and were "extremely ...

There are five new meerkat pups at the Oakland Zoo in California. According to the zoo, mom Sandy gave birth last month but ...

OAKLAND, C.A. — The meerkat family at Oakland Zoo has grown, and visitors recently witnessed the pups venturing outside their tunnels, footage released by the zoo on April 2 shows. According to ...

Like the beloved animated character, meerkats’ diets primarily consist of insects like grubs and termites. Also like the chatty Timon, they are a very vocal species, with at least ten ...

"Meerkats' social nature and cooperation with ... come out as they've acclimated to their new home." They are a vocal species, according to zoo officials so visitors can come listen to their ...

The zoo staff is working diligently with the Slender-tailed Meerkat Species Survival Plan coordinators to house new meerkats in the future. Continue to check WAVY.com for updates.