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 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., welcomed three meerkat pups to mother Sadie and father Frankie in the Small Mammal House. For the first time in ...

From sweet snuggles to sassy vocalization and snatching snacks, it’s been a busy June for the Smithsonian National Zoo’s growing meerkat pups! Jennifer Zoon The 1.5-month-old meerkat trio is the first ...

Three meerkats were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. earlier this month, an event the zoo hasn’t seen for 16 years. When keepers at the zoo’s Small Mammal House came into work on May 10, ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a group photograph. They look ...