Welcome to the FKMP website...
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:
Welcome to our Friends of the Kalahari Meerkat Project website.
Please use the menu at the top to navigate through the site, and also visit the KMP research website.
2017 May LH Table
The May 2017 Life History files are uploaded. Some of the most important events: A new group was found in a chance encounter, near the Storm Troopers territory: Yetis. They consisted of two VH females (evicted in July 2016), two JX males (emigrated in December 2016), another unhabituated adult male…
2017 April LH table
The April 2017 Life History files are uploaded. Some of the most important events: The short-lived Annals of History group disintegrated, probably because the two males left the female. At Lazuli, four females gave birth, but only the last litter, Cafrine’s, survived. Pandora’s dominant female Elsa succumbed to TB; the…
Loretta’s KMP Meerkats Photo Gallery
Our long-time Friend Loretta recently returned from another visit to the KMP field site… Here is the link to her online photo gallery, including the first-ever pictures of the Whiskers pups born on February, 22nd, plus photos of Hakuna Matata (Pet and Alan Johnson’s Beamer’s group) and Lazuli… Link to…
2017 March LH Table
The March 2017 Life History files are uploaded. Some of the most important events: Five pups of Swift’s litter have emerged at Whiskers around mid March. All of them are doing well. The biggest surprise are Storm Troopers (SO), a new group found in a chance encounter in March, with…