Why Do Meerkats Stand Up? As the morning dew begins to evaporate, meerkats emerge to hunt for their favorite foods, which include beetles, scorpions, caterpillars, and spiders.

In case you didn't know, the animal in the viral meme is called a Meerkat and they are one of the most fascinating animals in the animal kingdom. Here are some fun and surprising facts about meerkats.

OMAHA, Neb. — A new meerkat recently joined Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Acacia, a 5-year-old female meerkat, came to Omaha from Reid Park Zoo in Arizona, officials said.

Amadi and Hardi, two of the Virginia Zoo's slender-tailed meerkats that have been in Norfolk for a decade and were "extremely bonded", were humanely euthanized last week, the zoo reported.