Meerkats live in the desert. They have many adaptations that help them survive in the dry, arid climate, including dark patches around their eyes to cut down the sun’s glare.

The meerkats continue to live in healthy numbers, Barnes said. Popularized by Timon, a meerkat in Disney's "The Lion King," the animals weigh about 2 pounds, with an 8-inch tail they use to ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of three new meerkats. For the first time in 16 years, meerkat pups were born at the Small Mammal House on May 10. When keepers ...