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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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2019-09 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,…
2019-07 July Life History File
With the end of winter approaching, the rovers are on the move again seeking new opportunities. After losing their fight for dominance at Namaqua, Whiskers rovers Bonnie (VWM209) and Clyde (VWM208) decided to settle in with Van Helsing, at least for the time being. Their presence chased off the wild…
2019-06 June Life History File
Van Helsing continues to decline due to tuberculosis within the group, but are holding at 11 individuals including the five wild males that immigrated into the group a few months prior. Progress continues to be made with the four habituation groups, albeit some faster than others. These groups are Elrond’s…