Queen of the Mob
Meerkats are famous for their teamwork, but it’s enforced by a matriarch with an iron fist. The post Queen of the Mob appeared first on Nautilus.
by Sarah Gilman
Dec 07, 2023
2 minutes
nimals must be resourceful to survive in Botswana’s harsh Kalahari Desert. For meerkats, that means looking out for one another. These social members of the mongoose family live in cooperative family units, called “mobs,” that can number up to 50 adults and pups. When meerkats forage for grubs, termites, scorpions, poisonous millipedes, and other invertebrates, they
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