When they can’t find these selections, they will eat fruit, plants, small reptiles, and bird eggs. Since meerkats are small, even delicate, they require the help of their companions to stay safe ...

SAN DIEGO — For the first time in six years, baby meerkats are playing at the San Diego Zoo. ... With some immunity to venom, they can kill and eat snakes and scorpions without getting hurt.

In the animal kingdom, creatures that rely on four legs to move around (called quadrupeds) exhibit some interesting behavior. During key moments, quadrupeds stand up on their hind legs and use ...

For the first time in six years, baby meerkats can be seen at the San Diego Zoo — popping out of dirt tunnels, scampering over rocks and under bushes and standing upright on their hind legs.