Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube In the animal kingdom, creatures that rely on four legs to move around (called ...

During key moments, quadrupeds stand up on their hind legs and use their tails to balance. This stance, called the tripod stance, improves observation, surveillance, foraging, and even fighting ...

Meerkats stiffen their tails and puff out their fur in a 'war dance' to frighten off rival mobs and protect their territory, study reveals. British scientists report on meerkat behaviours over 11 ...

Their tails add another 7.5 to 9.5 inches (19 to 24 cm) to their length. At less than 2.2 lbs. (1 kilogram), a meerkat weighs about the same as a squirrel. Where do meerkats live?

Despite what its name may suggest, a meerkat is not a member of the cat family. Meerkats are weasel-like animals that are members of the mongoose family. The mongoose family Herpestidae includes ...

Practising for sentry duty: The babies are already standing up on their hind legs. Credit: Paul Fahy/Taronga Zoo While they weighed only a few grams at birth, they each now tip the scales at more ...

Meerkats often stand on their hind legs, propped up by their tales to act as lookouts. In this setting the pose is especially funny as it almost looks like it's riding on a tank, heading to battle.

Aren't I cute? Taronga Zoo is celebrating the birth of its first meerkat pups in nearly seven years. Photo: Paul Fahy/Taronga Zoo Keeper: Courtney Mahony with her tiny charges. Photo: Paul Fahy ...