| 单词 | meerkat |
| 例句 | By dint of stuffing himself with meerkats, his weight went up, his fur began to glisten again, and he returned to his healthy look of old. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was much pushing and shoving as the meerkats behind vied to reach the pond’s edge. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z An entire nation of meerkats was on the move, their backs arched and their feet a blur. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The meerkats were abandoning the ponds—indeed, the whole plain—and rapidly making for the forest. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I lay down again and fought to go back to sleep over the meerkats’ racket. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I spent the following days eating and drinking and bathing and observing the meerkats and walking and running and resting and growing stronger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I noted that they had clean, smooth trunks, with none of the countless tiny marks on their bark made by climbing meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It would have made an excellent spot from which to see the sky or take in the meerkats’ nightlife. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z These trees were without a doubt the gates into a meerkat arboreal city with more bustle in it than Calcutta. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And when I yearned for variety, more meerkats and fish than I could ever desire? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I got used to the unintentional scratches I received from meerkats climbing over me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Nothing distracted the meerkats from their little lives of pond staring and algae nibbling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Standard Kalahari Desert meerkats do not behave like frogs. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, did I not have these delightful meerkats to keep me company? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw in one look what I would conservatively estimate to be hundreds of thousands of meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In his jaws were a number of dead meerkats, which he ate during the night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time a dead shark quietly appeared, the meerkats were in a fury of excitement, shrieking like tropical birds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was the meerkats that impressed themselves most indelibly on my mind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z How many forlorn hours in the arboreal city with only meerkats for company? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The wails and screams that escaped from his tiny mouth sounded like those of a dying litter of meerkats. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I took the knife and killed two meerkats and tried to soothe the pain with their blood and innards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Not at all. It was horrific and it stank. By the way, how do you explain the meerkat bones in the lifeboat?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see nothing that accounted for the meerkats’ fixed curiosity, and I might have given up on solving the mystery had squeaking and barking not erupted at a pond nearby. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Humans and chimpanzees and meerkats and stingrays can read body language by instinct without having to learn it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to another pond, making my way through the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z People start to get restless, standing on the roof like packs of meerkats, all trying to get a better view of the highway ahead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Was I certain it was not the meerkats that had emptied it? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I made for the pond, bringing my feet down gingerly, in time to see meerkats swimming—actually swimming—and bringing to shore fish by the dozens, and not small fish either. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If I set a million meerkats fleeing in terror, the chaos would be indescribable. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Each one earned him part of a meerkat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z That is what I beheld in one glance, hundreds of thousands of meerkats—more, a million—turning to me and standing at attention, as if saying, “Yes, sir?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Those bones are meerkat bones. Have them checked by an expert.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Some floated up to the surface of the ponds, the scraps that fed the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have any meerkats in our zoo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was incomprehensible to me how meerkats could catch such fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With the single, notable exception of the meerkats, there was not the least foreign matter on the island, organic or inorganic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z These meerkats were most definitely a subspecies that had specialized in a fascinating and surprising way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was as the meerkats were hauling the fish out of the pond, displaying real feats of teamwork, that I noticed something curious: every fish, without exception, was already dead. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Every night, we’d pop one of them into the DVD player and I’d fall asleep to the sound of some guy with an English accent talking about meerkats or koalas or jellyfish. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Often a group 265 of meerkats will take the stance collectively, standing in a huddle and gazing in the same direction, looking like commuters waiting for a bus. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mind you, a standing meerkat reaches up eighteen inches at most, so it was not the height of these creatures that was so breathtaking as their unlimited multitude. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I had just finished folding the blankets to make my mattress when I detected a commotion among the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I took hold of a meerkat and dropped it from the branch. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I killed and skinned as many meerkats as would fit in the locker and on the floor of the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The storm, and the resulting minor earthquakes, did not perturb the meerkats in the least. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I tossed hundreds of meerkat morsels at him that I would gladly have eaten myself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t the work of the meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s doubtful an expert could tell whether they were meerkat bones or mongoose bones.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z From a bunk bed with a tiger to an overcrowded dormitory with meerkats—will I be believed when I say that life can take the most surprising turns? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was almost as tall as Ekon, built like a stack of boulders, but his long, narrow face had the twitchy likeness of a meerkat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I simply walked into what was surely the largest colony of meerkats in the world, one of the strangest, most wonderful experiences of my life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This was why the meerkats slept in the trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Not a single meerkat went down to the pond. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I jostled with meerkats so that I could have a place in my own bed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I easily guessed the reason why: the meerkats could travel from one tree to another without the need to climb up and down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The plain grew thick with meerkats, and the noises of their day started filling the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He killed meerkats that he did not eat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The meerkats were bringing ashore dead fish they had not killed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When it is on the lookout, the meerkat has the peculiarity of standing perfecdy upright on the tips of its back legs, balancing itself tripod-like with its tail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What will zoo ocelot, bears, crocodiles, meerkats, parakeets and orangutans get for Christmas? Novel holiday activities at the zoo and EMP 2013-12-19T20:47:25Z Most zoo animals are tucked in for the night, but the Day Exhibit of reptiles and amphibians, and the Adaptations Building with meerkats and nocturnal animals are open during the event. The season of lights 2013-12-05T19:56:33Z Animal exhibits include Stingray Cove, sharks and other creatures in the aquarium, goat feeding, meerkats and other small animals and carousel rides, nightly through Jan. 5. The season of lights 2013-12-05T02:33:36Z Most zoo animals are tucked in for the night, but the Day Exhibit of reptiles and amphibians and the Adaptations Building with meerkats and nocturnal animals are open during the event. The season of lights 2013-12-05T02:33:36Z Our children loved the great range of animals, from meerkats to miniature donkeys, the tractor ride and barrel ride, and their dad loved the adventure playground. Readers' tips: winter family days out 2011-02-21T00:05:03Z His harrowing account turns instantly ridiculous as the app renders him through a series of ridiculous filters, including a talking meerkat and hot dog. Saturday Night Live: Adam Sandler returns for a 'Family Reunion' and reprises Opera Man 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Or maybe the time has come to have the meerkats humanely put to sleep. The Hard Sell: Compare The Market 2012-08-17T23:05:00Z The crazy old meerkat on the other side peels back his poster of Sergei from IT and starts scratching at the back wall with a broken spoon, muttering "Must sell insurance, must sell insurance." Justin Bieber's monkey: The prison diaries 2013-05-17T12:48:02Z Mr. Freeman gamely imitated a meerkat suddenly popping up. The Carpetbagger: Bilbo Baggins, by Way of the Meerkat 2012-12-12T17:00:58Z The meerkats on this season of “Manor” are descendants of Flower, the queenpin of the original, and the delicate social hierarchies and guiding tribalism are as intense and engrossing as ever. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Television & radio Who will pocket the meerkat's millions? Adverts: the top ten you loved the most in 2010 2010-12-17T13:51:08Z I don’t mean the loafing tan meerkat from “The Lion King,” though he might do. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s running a name-a-cockroach promotion, followed by a Valentine’s Day “quit bugging me” livestream, where those who pledged money to name a roach can watch it being fed to meerkat or a tamarin. Be mine, love bug? The new Valentine jape: name a cockroach after your ex 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z There is a remarkable sequence with Timon the meerkat being swept downstream and nearly gobbled up by crocodiles. ‘The Lion King,’ exuberant as ever, takes pride of place at the Kennedy Center En route, riders could see elephants, meerkats, giraffes and emus. Make tracks: ride the world's newest cycling routes 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The first episode goes underground with meerkats, across plains with cheetahs and above the trees with a chimpanzee in Cameroon. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Animals With Cameras’ and ‘Happy!’ 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The babies were born to second-time parents, boosting to 13 the population of meerkats at the zoo in the town of Songkhla, the biggest public zoo in southern Thailand. Four new baby meerkats melt hearts at a Thai zoo 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The recipients this Saturday and Sunday are the meerkats and mongoose. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 21-27 2012-12-20T23:12:15Z He meets a meerkat and later a warthog – Comic relief in a serious flick. Style Invitational Week 1078: Hyphen the Terrible — neologisms plus winning parodies All the world’s a stage, and all the meerkats and armored ground crickets merely players. Television Review: ‘Africa,’ on the Discovery Channel 2013-01-08T00:19:52Z This new installment, which debuts on Saturday night, follows three competing meerkat families. What’s on TV This Week: Kennedy Center Honors and Remembering the Tulsa Massacre 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Watching “The Lion King,” I couldn’t help but think of the Animal Planet show “Meerkat Manor,” a mid-2000s telenovela-style series that followed the relationships — friendly, romantic and feuding — between rival meerkat colonies. "The Lion King," beautiful and bland: With nostalgia upgrades, there's always a cost 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Attractions at the zoo include meerkat babies, two clouded leopard cubs and a new Sumatran tiger in the Asian Forest Sanctuary. Celebrate Mom with zoo fun, market flowers, free boat rides 2012-05-09T22:06:05Z We book in for extra “experiences” – meeting lemurs and feeding meerkats, otters and orangutans. Visit Jersey Zoo – and stay the night 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Can you sponsor them, like meerkats at the zoo? Made in Chelsea; The Prisoners – TV review 2013-04-09T06:00:00Z "I kind of saw him as a meerkat," he said. The Carpetbagger: Bilbo Baggins, by Way of the Meerkat 2012-12-12T17:00:58Z But recently he was asked to take over the role of Timon, the meerkat, for four months on a national tour. Meet the covid super-dodgers 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Another offered only the guidance that it should be “highbrow, whimsical, and, if possible, have lots of meerkats.” A Thousand Cuts 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z We’ve hidden food for the meerkats to find, and puzzles for the squirrel monkeys. Experience: I live in a zoo 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z The Go Compare man and the Compare the Market meerkat Surely the two favourites to become movie stars. Go Compare: the Movie - which other ads would make great films? | Stuart Heritage 2010-04-01T10:49:00Z Should they start to compare meerkats, it would make more sense. The Hard Sell: Compare The Market 2012-08-17T23:05:00Z One of my favorites is this exploded meerkat in red. ‘What If Africa Was the Birthplace of Fashion?’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z With its latest flight of ridiculous fancy, Compare The Market's campaign continues to doggedly persuade us that it's something to do with meerkats rather than something to do with something else. The Hard Sell: Compare The Market 2012-08-17T23:05:00Z “Meerkat Manor,” Animal Planet’s docu-soap opera about a family of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert, set the standard for investing wild animals with human qualities. Television: Animal Shows Are Taking Over TV 2010-04-21T22:01:00Z A few years later these people could be found cooing over the iPod like it was a baby meerkat that had just beamed down from space. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Science Of The Movies 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z Other mammal species such as meerkats use high ground to keep watch for predators or call to mates. Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups -- study 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson, whose farm is also home to crocodiles, macaws, meerkats and pumas, said he was allowed to shoot deer in fields where farmers had given consent for the culling to happen. Cambridgeshire farmer shoots deer to feed his two African lions 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The sudden deaths of five meerkats at the Philadelphia Zoo this month have stunned zookeepers and officials, and a dye used to mark the animals might be to blame. Five Meerkats Mysteriously Die at the Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z All five meerkats at Philadelpha Zoo have died within a matter of days, leading zoo officials to suspect that a dye may have poisoned them. Five meerkats dead in suspected dye poisoning at Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But three of the meerkats then died within 36 hours. Philadelphia Zoo: Accidental deaths of 5 meerkats apparently caused by poisoning linked to dye 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington DC is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years. Watch tiny newborn meerkats explore zoo enclosure 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Researchers compared the genomes of these mammals with those of a diverse assortment of others, including an aardvark, a meerkat, a star-nosed mole and a human. What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The three female meerkats died on June 1, one of the males died on June 3 and the other male died on June 12. Five Meerkats Mysteriously Die at the Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The dye was used on the meerkats on 1 June, according to the Associated Press. Five meerkats dead in suspected dye poisoning at Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The dye was used on the meerkats June 1, and one of them was found dead about 30 minutes later, officials said. Philadelphia Zoo: Accidental deaths of 5 meerkats apparently caused by poisoning linked to dye 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The meerkats who want to replace us in “Veniss Underground,” in contrast, are waging brutal war on humankind. Sci-fi master Jeff VanderMeer's reissued debut shows how his grotesqueries have grown 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Staff at the Regent's Park conservation centre "stepped into the role of Easter bunny", and prepared an egg hunt for Sumatran tigers, meerkats and squirrel monkeys. London Zoo: Animals enjoy Easter egg hunt treats 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z None of the meerkats had experienced any serious health issues before, a zoo spokesperson said. Five Meerkats Mysteriously Die at the Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, and in more cheerful news, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC announced last month that it was celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years. Five meerkats dead in suspected dye poisoning at Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But bountiful evidence now shows that culture exists in a wide variety of species, from bighorn sheep and vervet monkeys to meerkats and cranes. Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The most powerful story in the new edition is about a war in which the meerkats kill humans and then place their consciousness into warrior flesh dogs they send against their former loved ones. Sci-fi master Jeff VanderMeer's reissued debut shows how his grotesqueries have grown 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z She filled the stage with warthogs and meerkats, with birds circling high on sticks and antelopes in the mezzanine. ‘The Lion King’ hits a key milestone in its circle of life 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Since the meerkat deaths, the zoo has ceased using the dye on small animals like titi monkeys and lemurs, Ms. Metz said. Five Meerkats Mysteriously Die at the Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In earlier film and TV career, you were best known for you comedic roles such as Albert in “The Birdcage” and Timon the meerkat in “The Lion King.” Why the mystery-comedy 'Only Murders' pushed Nathan Lane to the dark side 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Rufus the rabbit now has his hutch all to himself, but Ms Finbow said she had seen a hedgehog heading towards the hutch, and she had seen Rufus looking out "like a meerkat". Hedgehog moves into St Ives rabbit's hutch and gives birth 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z To the tune of their “Lion King” duet “Hakuna Matata,” the animated meerkat and warthog begged those defending civilian access to assault rifles to “just shoot us with shotguns.” 'Lion King' stars Timon and Pumbaa beg assault rifle owners: 'Shoot us with shotguns' 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The firm stressed in a statement: "The meerkats are fictional characters." Meerkat ads pulled over Ukraine war sensitivities 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z There are no remaining meerkats left at the zoo, Ms. Metz said, but officials plan to work with the Associations of Zoos and Aquariums to bring them back eventually. Five Meerkats Mysteriously Die at the Philadelphia Zoo 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Fred wants to be known as big and tough, but they’re also the one who orchestrates a romantic dinner for the show’s meerkat couple. As outcry over Chappelle continues, an LGBTQ pioneer returns to Netflix 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A black bear, a tortoise, meerkats, otters, elephants, hogs, hippos, jaguars, cassowaries, snow leopards, flamingos, piranhas, peccaries and howler monkeys. Halloween is near! Add these 14 L.A. activities to your spooky season checklist 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Also, the meerkats are put on a new diet. What's on TV Saturday: 'The Good Father' on Lifetime; 'Saturday Night Live' on NBC 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z For instance, meerkats teach their young how to handle food safely through scaffolded lessons, and the bluestreak cleaner wrasse polices its cleaning station to prevent conflict that might scare off fussy client fish. Evolution of Cooperation, Animals’ Sensory Systems, and Other New Books 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z It doesn't take long to intuit that she cares very deeply for each animal, which is why she was concerned when a meerkat became very sick during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. From deer and dogs to rats and mink, COVID-19 has spread to the animal world 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty The documentary wildlife series returns with a midseason premiere revolving around three families of meerkats descended from Flower. What's on TV Saturday: College Football: LSU visits UCLA on Fox; 'The Zoo: San Diego' 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z His paintings of a meerkat and a pig are now available to view online. Royal Academy: Hull boy, 5, gets artwork in summer show 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z A zoo keeper planted England and Italy flags in the ground and the meerkats’ task was to knock one down. Euro 2020: England v Italy countdown continues in buildup to final – live! 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty All three families of the meerkat clan struggle to survive during a bitterly harsh winter in this new episode. What's on TV Saturday: 'Sand Dollar Cove' on Hallmark; 'Vikings' 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z "The meerkat presented with bloody nasal discharge coming out of its face and was in respiratory distress," Gjeltema recalled. From deer and dogs to rats and mink, COVID-19 has spread to the animal world 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty Three families of meerkats, all descended from the matriarch known as Flower, compete for food, water and other resources in the rapidly shifting landscape of the Kalahari Desert. What's on TV Saturday: 'Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos' on Lifetime 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z "There was just an otter case at the Georgia Aquarium a few days ago; so mink, otter, meerkats, those types of animals are at risk." Tampa zoo animals may get COVID-19 vaccine in summer or fall, claims 'no cases' so far 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Captive zoo animals, such as meerkats, monitor lizards and sloth bears, will do so as well if the insects show up in their enclosure. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He looks after birds, sea lions and mammals such as meerkats and bearcats and says animals "learn to adapt" to the environment they're in. Zoos struggling in pandemic as group says government hasn't done enough 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Fortunately the meerkat was not infected and, after being comprehensively treated by medical experts, made a full recovery. From deer and dogs to rats and mink, COVID-19 has spread to the animal world 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z When meerkats and wildebeests failed to distract, the Travel Channel and TLC offered another way to burn away the day: paranormal TV. In a year of loss, I found comfort in an unlikely place: paranormal TV 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The meerkats are in the doghouse this morning. Markets fall back as Covid-19 fears mount – business live 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z ComparetheMarket is one of the biggest price comparison websites and well-known for its adverts featuring meerkat puppets. ComparetheMarket fined £17.9m over competition flaw 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z There will be a few animals on view, like the meerkats, tapirs and gibbons. Catch holiday light displays at Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and a drive-thru 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z In California, 29 animals had been tested by the end of September, including a meerkat, a monkey and a coatimundi, a member of the raccoon family. Lions and tigers and anteaters? U.S. scientists scan the menagerie for COVID-19 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z After living in relative isolation, Keller said some animals such as meerkats and chimpanzees are hyper-aware of human behavior, including zoo staff. L.A. Zoo reopens, but visitors have to stay one zebra apart 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z A friendly meerkat is not as abnormal, however, as a meal of fried chicken and donuts. How our #LastNormalPhoto challenge travelled the world 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z The same goes for keepers who care for meerkats, skunks, mongooses and otters, among other animals. D.C, Md. to get 250 ventilators from California; coronavirus disproportionately hurting D.C.'s black residents 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z As meerkats start each day, they emerge from their burrows into the sunlight, then begin searching for food. Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Instead, zoos are cluttered with unthreatened species put there purely to entertain the public: otters and meerkats are common examples. Is it time to shut down the zoos? 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The Daily Show suggested that the meerkat was doing better in the polls than Delaney. Celebrities take to Twitter with reactions to Democratic debates in Detroit 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The couple has shared moments where they interacted with the many animals at the zoo, including a recent instance where they played with a group of playful meerkats. A look back at Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell's relationship 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z But if you think about it for more than two seconds, that can’t possibly be an accurate description, because — the last time we checked — lions, hyenas, meerkats and warthogs don’t actually talk. 'The Lion King': Is it animated or live-action? It's complicated. 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, the meerkats move as one unit, drifting across the desert while they search and munch. Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The boss because she is the only female, and female meerkats are dominant. At Cincinnati zoo, animal playtime is serious business 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z She was visibly upset as she remembered 'Basil' who she described as "the sweetest meerkat". Animals killed in wildlife centre fire 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Back in May, Irwin shared a video of a laughing Powell as one meerkat snuggled into his arms. A look back at Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell's relationship 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The zoo’s meerkats exhibit will be decorated with the submitted names on Thursday. Cockroaches named after exes to be fed to Texas zoo animals 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The meerkats call to one another as they travel. Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z ‘The meerkats love to get cockroaches as a snack and what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by feeding them a cockroach named after your ex!’ Trump’s not waiting on Democrats 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z In an event called Quit Bugging Me!!!, keepers at El Paso Zoo will feed the insects to hungry meerkats. Valentine roach revenge for spurned lovers 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The Woodland Park Zoo’s animals — lions, orangutans, flamingos, river otters, grizzly bears, meerkats and more — get to celebrate Valentine’s Day early with a variety of holiday-themed treats on Saturday, Feb. 9. Let us count the ways (more than 14!) to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z And later in the day, cockroaches will be fed to meerkats, tamarins, marmosets and other zoo animals. Cockroaches named after exes to be fed to Texas zoo animals 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In a 2010 study, Dr. Manser and her colleagues studied move calls in a dozen meerkat groups living in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa. Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The names of those exes will also be displayed around the meerkat exhibit and on social media starting February 11. Trump’s not waiting on Democrats 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z They will also display ex partners' names around the meerkat enclosure and on social media. Valentine roach revenge for spurned lovers 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z “The simplicity of the offence meant the police were able to capture and follow up the meerkat very quickly,” Silver told the court. Missing zoo meerkat case solved with 3 charged in Australia 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z This song was also written with Tim Rice for The Lion King, where it is initially sung by a meerkat and a warthog. Elton John's 50 greatest songs – ranked! 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z In another set of experiments, Dr. Manser and a co-author found that it didn’t matter whether meerkats making move calls were dominant or subordinate within the group. Sneezing Dogs, Dancing Bees: How Animals Vote 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Mitchell told me, “George will say, ‘Directing, that’s all your stuff,’ but there are moments where he will suddenly pop up, like a meerkat, do a bit of directing, and then pop down again.” How the Composer George Benjamin Finally Found His Voice 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The event will be streamed lived on Facebook and on the zoo's "meerkat webcam". Valentine roach revenge for spurned lovers 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z A meerkat pup that’s been missing since the storm is presumed dead in a collapsed burrow. Colorado zoo reopens 5 days after big hailstorm 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z A young meerkat still hasn’t been seen but Chastain said the animals, which grow up to be about 1 ½ pounds, burrow so it’s likely just underground. The Latest: Colorado zoo cleaning up after hail storm 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z “In meerkats, the dominant female knows that while she’s still pregnant, any offspring around are not her own,” he explains, adding that she will often personally eliminate these juveniles. Babysitting Mammals Keep It in the Family 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z He paints animals native to the location, like the meerkat, above, and porcupine, below. Graffiti artists took over my village 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Ms Borrego said the cockroaches will be fed to monkeys as well as meerkats. Valentine roach revenge for spurned lovers 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Naked mole rats keep a much lower profile than meerkats do—they live in underground tunnels. A New Book Looks at What Life Is Like for Moms across the Animal Kingdom 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Zoo said this week that the two groups of meerkats were slowly introduced to each other at a quarantine facility before entering their outdoor habitat together in late February. Los Angeles Zoo puts new ‘mob’ of meerkats on exhibit 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z That idea never sat very well with researchers studying species such as meerkats, Lukas contends. Babysitting Mammals Keep It in the Family 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Grizzly bears, noon; Kunekune pigs, 1:15 p.m.; meerkats, 1:30 p.m.; penguins, 2 p.m.; Community calendar: Valentine treats for Zoo and Aquarium critters, Flower & Garden Show, MOHAI Black History Month 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z "Cockroaches are considered a treat for meerkats," she said. Valentine roach revenge for spurned lovers 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, up in the sky, bats lead a much more egalitarian existence than do meerkats or mole rats. A New Book Looks at What Life Is Like for Moms across the Animal Kingdom 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Zoo is rebuilding its meerkat collection with a genetically valuable group after its elderly meerkats passed away. Los Angeles Zoo puts new ‘mob’ of meerkats on exhibit 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z December’s fire killed an aardvark and four meerkats. One hippopotamus... London Zoo counts its animals in delayed census 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z This year’s event was delayed after a fire just before Christmas that killed four meerkats and an aardvark. From aardvarks to zebras: London Zoo counts its creatures 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The fire follows a Dec. 23 blaze at London Zoo that killed an aardvark and four meerkats. 13 monkeys die in fire at UK safari park attraction 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Staff and firefighters tried to remove animals from the area as quickly as possible but were unable to rescue Misha, a nine-year-old aardvark, and the four meerkats. London Zoo reopens after fire that killed meerkats, aardvark 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z On a nearby shelf is a collection of toy meerkats. Meet your new cobot: is a machine coming for your job? 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z December’s fire killed an aardvark and four meerkats. One hippopotamus... London Zoo counts its animals in delayed census 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z He led me along a pathway past the meerkats, the red river hogs, and the pink pelicans to a pond with a leafy island at its center. Thieves Are Breaking Into Zoos and Stealing Rare Animals 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z I was 22, a recent zoology graduate studying meerkats in the Kalahari desert in South Africa. Dreaming of a cure: the battle to beat narcolepsy 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z OCT. 28-29 Trick or treat for kids, Boomazium storytelling and puppet shows, pumpkins for zoo animals including lions, hippos, meerkats, Komodo dragon, cranes, penguins, lemurs, wolves, tigers, river otters, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z OCT. 28-29 Trick or treat for kids, Boomazium storytelling and puppet shows, pumpkins for zoo animals including lions, hippos, meerkats, Komodo dragon, cranes, penguins, lemurs, wolves, tigers, river otters, 9:3 a.m.-3 p.m. Get ready for Halloween at Seattle-area pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted houses 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z More social animals like meerkats, wolves and chimpanzees interact consistently throughout the day. Solitary Pumas Turn Out to Be Mountain Lions Who Lunch 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z When they want to move as a group, meerkats call to each other. Wild Dogs Sneeze When They are Ready to Hunt 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z For the meerkats, it’s a way to encourage their natural foraging behavior - part of the goal of enrichment, Littman said. Blood popsicles, perfume, and toys keep zoo animals amused 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z In essence, meerkats as a cultural phenomenon were created by this project. A wild idea about paying for conservation 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z So please, dust off that Letterman-style jacket, grab a microphone, and start asking what the deal is with those “compare the meerkat” ads. My idea to improve the world: force everyone to try standup comedy | Jack Bernhardt 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Two meerkats are being used for therapy sessions in homes which care for people with learning disabilities. Yorkshire meerkats used for therapy in care homes - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z If monkeys or meerkats are looking for a better place to forage, they need to reach a consensus about moving on among a minimum number of animals — called a quorum, just like in Congress. Wild Dogs Sneeze When They are Ready to Hunt 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z She currently shares their exhibit with meerkats within the Small Mammal House. Oldest aardvark in captivity in the United States dies at 28 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The Sumatran tigers were given some meat and the meerkats were given pinecones. Animals at London Zoo have been treated to some presents - BBC News 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Tiger cubs and meerkats at London zoo woke up to a feast of seasonal treats on Thursday - all designed to encourage them to use their natural talents. Tigers and meerkats enjoy seasonal treats at London zoo 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Mr Hodgson said the therapy sessions, which involve watching the two meerkats play and interact with each other, were proving very popular. Yorkshire meerkats used for therapy in care homes - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Sunday; wolves, meerkats, wallaroos, sloth bears, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Most of the animals will be off-view for the evening event, though day-exhibit reptiles and amphibians and Adaptations Building’s sloths, Komodo dragons and meerkats will be viewable for visitors. Turkey treats, baby-gorilla birthday at Woodland Park Zoo 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Other animals, like honey badgers and meerkats, also share bathroom sites, called latrines. A River Otter’s Hot Spot? The Latrine 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Six-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs Achilles and Karis used their newly learned hunting skills to rip open their presents, while the meerkats foraged under the tree for treats of pinecone baubles stuffed with festive veg. Tigers and meerkats enjoy seasonal treats at London zoo 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z It features 20 examples of feces from different animals, including pigeon, meerkat and lion. A Museum Where Art Is Dried and Preserved After Animals Excrete It 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Africa's meerkats are patient tutors to their pups, showing them how to be careful with dangerous scorpions, one of their main sources of prey. Schooled: Animals That Teach Their Young It is a standard trick in a crowded marketplace: if Compare the Market can use soft toys to conjure affection for car insurance, why can’t Tidal wheel out Madonna as their own aristocratic meerkat? Tidal: can Prince and Beyonce save the underdog of streaming services? 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The 217-pound Collins stands out among his classmates like a rhino among meerkats. Seahawks fans have a reason to root for NFL draft pick Alex Collins 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z A group of meerkats is called a mob, a gang or a clan. Tigers and meerkats enjoy seasonal treats at London zoo 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Every year millions of animals—African grey parrots, marmosets, meerkats, poison dart frogs, pythons, seahorses, whip scorpions—are plucked from the wild and moved around the world for commercial purposes. The World Has a Chance to Make the Wild Animal Trade More Humane 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z A meerkat expert accused of striking a monkey handler with a wine glass at a London zoo Christmas party has been cleared of assault by high court judges. London zoo meerkat expert has assault conviction quashed 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Baby meerkats born last month made their public debut at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, while a gang was spotted “playing” Jenga at the Symbio Wildlife Park in New South Wales. Watch Two Baby Meerkats Play a Cute Game of Fetch 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Good Zoo curator of animals Mindi White says meerkats live in groups called mobs. Rafiki winning name for Oglebay zoo’s new meerkat 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Yet step beyond the air-conditioned malls that are popping up like meerkats across the continent, and it is clear how thin this emerging middle class is. Few and far between 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Another huge scrum from Ireland and Debaty pops up like a grizzled, enormous meerkat. France v Ireland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – as it happened 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z There were thousands upon thousands of cycling obsessives—and plenty of first-timers—perched like meerkats atop the steep grass, waiting to watch the world’s best riders hit the stones and turn themselves inside out. In the Middle of Football, Brilliant Bikes 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Bids start at $200, and so far Thursday there are bids on works by a chimp and meerkats, an elephant and lemurs, according to eBay. Oakland Zoo auctioning paintings by its animals 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The park currently contains a range of family rides, attractions and animals including meerkats, horses, caiman and snakes. Alton Towers founder buys Cornwall Crealy theme park - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The new meerkat exhibit features a pop-up bubble that allows zoo visitors to get a rare, up close view of the animals. Meerkats debut in new outdoor exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Another huge scrum from Ireland and Debaty pops up like a grizzled, enormous meerkat. France v Ireland: Rugby World Cup 2015 – as it happened 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z They would also like to focus on other animals that occasionally get around on two legs, like meerkats. Kangaroos are left-handed, which means humans aren't all that unique 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He was a nice, quiet child, they told me, who hunted doves and meerkat, and helped cook and farm as the family eked out a meagre existence: no electricity or running water, starvation wages. The odd couple: why an apartheid activist joined forces with a murderer 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Such streams are said to be "mobbing" and a cute animated meerkat on a rocket will fly around the stream. Meerkat adds Facebook support as it moves away from Twitter 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Zoo officials say meerkats tend to be skittish and often hide in holes to protect themselves from predators and heat. Meerkats debut in new outdoor exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Much rarer are the primates - monkeys, apes - and unusual mammals, such as bats, foxes and meerkats that are kept in domestic settings. Exotic pets and the risks to health 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z London Zoo is live streaming video of three animals - Galapagos tortoises, otters and meerkats - to YouTube using technology called TV White Space. Using white space to watch tortoises 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z At London Zoo, the trial dubbed, Whitespaces for Wildlife, will see cameras and radios installed in the enclosures of meerkats, giant tortoises and otters. Meerkat-cam uses TV white space 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z To consumers outside of Britain, the concept of ‘peak meerkat’ will be unfamiliar – in the UK, however, we must be reaching that moment. Meet The Small Business Hoping To Shake Up America's Insurance Industry 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The 10-acre park housed 76 species including a zebra, Shetland ponies, meerkats, raccoons and owls. Zoo owner in animal welfare charges 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z A survey for online complaints service Resolver found one unhappy consumer was sent a book of stamps while another was offered a free meerkat adoption. Firms' dubious compensation revealed 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Contrary to the public perception, he added, meerkat lives are “nasty, brutish and short!” Gentle-looking meerkats have killer instinct It is arguably not rational to choose your insurance based on an anthropomorphised meerkat or your toilet roll because you like puppies. Aww-some animals: What is cute and why? 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z We might even see those meerkats jump on a plane. Meet The Small Business Hoping To Shake Up America's Insurance Industry 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z A few months ago, we got really excited when an amicable meerkat befriended a husky, because unlikely animal friendships are what we live for. This Stray Cat Broke Into a Zoo and Became Best Friends With a Lynx 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Plus she has stuff to say about meerkats. Here’s What Amy Schumer Thinks About Everything 2014-04-29T22:15:02Z Meerkat groups are based on co-operative behaviour, controlled by a dominant female Some subordinate female meerkats wet-nurse a dominant female's offspring in exchange for not being evicted from the group, a study suggests. Meerkats 'pay rent' to top female 2013-10-10T23:28:52Z Also, the Science paper included evolutionary trees from a wide variety of mammals, including wolves, jackals, beavers, meerkats and primates. Studies offer insight into evolution of monogamy in mammals 2013-07-30T15:19:45Z The Cambridge scientists conclude that guarding against infanticide played little if any role in the development of monogamy among such mammals as tamarins, marmosets, beavers, wolves, jackals and meerkats. For males, monogamy can have evolutionary benefits 2013-07-29T19:51:26Z It’s not quite as surprising as a husky and a meerkat, but we promise it’s just as adorable and heartwarming. This Stray Cat Broke Into a Zoo and Became Best Friends With a Lynx 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The farm also ensures there is plenty of shade for species such as meerkats, which sleep on their backs in the sun. How to keep animals cool in the sun 2013-07-19T03:38:06Z The meerkats in the study are part of a long-term project headed by the University of Cambridge and Professor Tim Clutton-Brock, who is a co-author on the paper. Meerkats 'pay rent' to top female 2013-10-10T23:28:52Z It's the revelation that McAfee appears to be getting his loungewear from the same supplier as the Compare the Market meerkat. Boot up: Microsoft / Nokia acquisition talks, iPhone passwords security, YouTube ad revenues and more 2013-06-20T06:30:00Z Police Colonel Ek Ekasart said police found 14 albino lions from Africa and hundreds of birds, meerkats, tortoises, peafowls, capuchin monkeys and other species from overseas and Thailand. Man jailed for keeping rare lions, other animals 2013-06-12T22:18:08Z At the Los Angeles Zoo, I recently participated in a study with on the effects of environmental enrichment on meerkat behavior. Bringing Science to the Zoo 2013-06-05T16:45:07.847Z The team also won best dressed, outfitted in the style of Noah’s Ark with zebra, giraffe and meerkat costumes. DealBook: British Hedge Fund Finds Success by Forging Its Own Path 2013-05-13T20:46:08Z Basically, being a subordinate female meerkat is quite a rough deal because you are in a group and you are caring for another females' young. Meerkats 'pay rent' to top female 2013-10-10T23:28:52Z Related: It’s too bad that Soori the meerkat can’t write or speak any languages because he is so sleepy and would be so good as a professional sleeper. Hotel seeks “professional sleeper” 2013-03-28T16:04:00Z Not only is our anthropomorphic insurance salesman a meerkat, he's Russian and wears a cravat. Scratch and sniff cannabis leaflets? Smells like a nice gimmick 2013-03-21T13:07:46Z Until recently, the meerkat enclosure at the LA Zoo was not provisioned with any specific form of environmental enrichment, due to a belief among the keepers that it would increase aggression between the meerkats. Bringing Science to the Zoo 2013-06-05T16:45:07.847Z Staff at Drusillas Park in East Sussex said the meerkats found a "simples" way of keeping warm in the conditions. Your pictures: Snow in southern England 2012-12-05T11:45:55Z "Wet-nursing by formerly evicted meerkats may be a way of 'paying rent' to be allowed back into the group without receiving further aggression," Ms Macleod observed. Meerkats 'pay rent' to top female 2013-10-10T23:28:52Z This meerkat enjoys the view from the weighing scales. Pictures: Annual animal weigh-in at Zoo 2012-08-23T11:58:51Z The scientists discovered meerkats live in large family groups of about 50. Meerkats at risk, say scientists 2012-05-28T12:27:25Z Researchers spent 20 years studying data from almost 2,000 meerkats living in clans in South Africa's Kalahari Desert. Inbreeding 'threatens meerkats' 2012-05-28T00:42:35Z In the words of the TV meerkats, it's simples. Pasties, grannies - and now caravan tax adds to Budget blunders 2012-05-18T06:30:00Z The University of Cambridge researcher explained that wet-nursing was just one of a suite of co-operative behaviours that subordinate meerkats do. Meerkats 'pay rent' to top female 2013-10-10T23:28:52Z These were found under rocks, in dusty meerkat skins in museums and inside the nests of the striped swallow. A long lost relative of ticks pops up again 2011-08-30T21:45:04.263Z Loads of us saw the cute meerkats on Planet Earth Live, but scientists say some of them are in danger. Meerkats at risk, say scientists 2012-05-28T12:27:25Z The survival chances of meerkats is being threatened by inbreeding, according to a new study. Inbreeding 'threatens meerkats' 2012-05-28T00:42:35Z We spend our time thinking about Malayan tapirs and Peruvian chinchillas, meerkats from the Kalahari Desert and green and black poison frogs from Costa Rica. In praise of the zoo 2011-07-08T13:48:40Z And unlike mothers in the marmoset, meerkat and social carnivore species who kill the competing females' offspring, the tamarins killed their own. Scientists Discover Mother Monkeys Who Kill Their Babies 2011-06-15T09:30:00Z Here they might hold their nocturnal jollifications to their hearts’ content without disturbing anybody or anything except the meerkats in the adjacent burrows. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z The study lasted 20 years, with records being kept of births, deaths and the movement of meerkats between groups. Meerkats at risk, say scientists 2012-05-28T12:27:25Z They recorded births and deaths and the movement of meerkats between colonies in the Kuruman River Reserve. Inbreeding 'threatens meerkats' 2012-05-28T00:42:35Z The meerkat was later found dead after it was hit by a car. Meerkat theft teenager sentenced 2011-06-03T12:34:53Z The three meerkat kittens, all female, live at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent. PICTURES: Baby meerkats 2011-05-26T13:23:13Z The meerkats scuttled back to their low, burrow-pierced mounds, where they sat erect on a tripod, formed by hind legs and tail, ready to dart underground. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Johanna Nielsen from Edinburgh University, who's in charge of the new report, says: "This doesn't mean meerkats are going to become extinct." Meerkats at risk, say scientists 2012-05-28T12:27:25Z The researchers found that 44% of the meerkats studied showed some evidence of inbreeding. Inbreeding 'threatens meerkats' 2012-05-28T00:42:35Z The campaign features an animated meerkat with a Russian accent. Meerkat theft teenager sentenced 2011-06-03T12:34:53Z They are the first babies born to mum meerkat Tiggs, who's here in the photo with them. PICTURES: Baby meerkats 2011-05-26T13:23:13Z Grappling with meerkats But measuring play proved mighty tricky. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z The male meerkat went missing from its enclosure at the Wingham Wildlife Park near Canterbury on 29 December. Two arrested over meerkat theft 2011-01-17T16:02:16Z The park said the social nature of the animals meant it was very unlikely a single meerkat would attempt to escape. A simples case of theft? Meercat missing from zoo 2011-01-11T09:35:32Z The park said meerkats were among its most popular attractions. Meerkat theft teenager sentenced 2011-06-03T12:34:53Z Thanks to the famous adverts, meerkats like this one get more visitors every year! London Zoo counts its animals! 2011-01-05T06:47:23Z The only meerkat bits visible in the melee were wildly threshing tails. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z In contrast, bigger animals such as deer and meerkats are the most common subjects of long-term field studies. Sex, Crickets and Videotape 2010-06-07T12:14:00Z An animated meerkat with a Russian accent - whose catchphrase is "Simples" - is being used to advertise insurance. A simples case of theft? Meercat missing from zoo 2011-01-11T09:35:32Z One species only is known, the meerkat or suricate, S. tetradactyla, a small grey-brown animal, with dark transverse stripes on the hinder part of the back, from South Africa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Parts of the South African veldt are dangerous to ride over because of meerkat holes, but the horses in that country are marvellously clever in avoiding them, if they are left alone. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Her struggles to discover why meerkats play earned her a PhD in 2005, and she is currently obtaining lots of interesting, negative results from an habituated population of dwarf mongooses. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z First the grey of the mountains, turning to brown, then the bare bronze rock giving way to a tumbled wilderness of boulders, where lizards lie in the sun, where the meerkat startles the gazelle. The Judgment House Frequency of social play does not affect dispersal partnerships in wild meerkats. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z I figured that if play-fighting was able to help youngsters perfect their combat skills, meerkats should be giving it their all. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z Social play does not reduce aggression in wild meerkats. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z Play fighting does not affect subsequent fighting success in wild meerkats. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z On the veld, with the first delicate glow, the head of a meerkat, or a springbok, is raised above the gray-brown grass; herds of cattle move uneasily. The Judgment House Then a bird takes flight across the whitening air, another, and then another; the meerkat sits up and begs breakfast of the sun; lizards creep out upon the stones; a snake slides along obscenely foraging. The Judgment House |
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