With Thursday’s public release of Periscope, Twitter is trying to torpedo its live-streaming competition by launching its own app that lets users send video to viewers around the world at the tap of a ...

Meerkat has enjoyed over a month of dominance in the streaming-video category, but Twitter's release of Periscope has changed all that. Here's why. Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years.

Now we know why Discovery decided to find its own meerkat reality show rather than revive the original “Meerkat Manor” brand that once aired on Discovery-owned Animal Planet: Someone beat them to it.

“Meerkat Manor” is becoming more animated. The documentary series, which first aired on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Animal Planet in 2005 and quickly became the network’s highest rated show, is becoming ...

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 small ...

Meerkat Manor, the breakout hit show on the Animal Planet channel, follows a group of meerkats in South Africa's Kalihari Desert. In the wild, meerkats exhibit extremes of cooperation or conflict.

Meerkat clans perform a form of "war dance" to scare off enemies and protect their own territory, according to a study. A team of scientists led by Mark Dyble from University College London ...

Meerkat clans perform a 'war dance' to frighten opponents and protect their territory, according to a new study. Meerkat clans perform a 'war dance' to frighten opponents and protect their territory, ...

Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in touch. Meerkats use two different types of vocal interactions to stay in ...

Now we know why Discovery decided to find its own meerkat reality show rather than revive the original “Meerkat Manor” brand that once aired on Discovery-owned Animal Planet: Someone beat them to it.