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Flower - of the Kalahari - and her Whiskers. Zaphod, of course. Kleintjie, all in 3D. Swift & Ernesto. And later Sqirt & Weenie...The meerkats of the Kalahari Meerkat Project starred on countless screens and in books - do you want to learn more about the actors behind these stars? Or are you "just" fond of these furry little creatures that seem to value family above everything else? Or are you here to support the KMP research - and see what we've achieved with our support? Whatever it is that sparked your interest in the KMP meerkats:
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2019-11 November Life History File
KMP favorite, Pet (VCM001) is featured in this month’s Meerkatter. Pet was first seen as a juvenile in 2011 with now Whiskers dominant male Brea (VLM157) and brother Rubio (VLM155). With no fear of humans and a botched declaw on his right paw, it was suspected he had previously been…
2019-10 October Life History File
October was noted for a high number of rovers emigrating and immigrating into groups as is typical in the Kalahari summer. Notably, Elrond’s Council’s habituation level has substantially increased with the influx of fully habituated meerkats from Zulus. In fact, former Zulus dominant male Palestrina (VLM211) gained dominance in Elrond’s…
2019-09 September Life History File
Brea (VLM157), dominant male of of Whiskers since October 2014, turned ten years old this month. This is quite an achievement for a meerkat! This month’s Meerkatter features some of the highlights of his life including helping to form the Cavemen group in 2011. Lazuli suffered a number of losses…
2019-08 August Life History File
Habituation group Tswana is now comfortable enough with project volunteers to be dyed and therefore identifiable for data collection. Significant gains have been made in Elrond Council’s habituation as well and now volunteers are able to follow the group for entire morning sessions. Long-time project favorite, the Van Helsing group,…