TIL that meerkats are vicious killers. The meerkat was unmasked in a scientific study as the most homicidal of over 1,000 mammals. The matriarchs kill the babies of the other females. "As such, she monopolises 80% of the breeding, and will use extortion and murder to achieve this end."

TIL that meerkats are vicious killers. The meerkat was unmasked in a scientific study as the most homicidal of over 1,000 mammals. The matriarchs kill the babies of the other females. "As such, she monopolises 80% of the breeding, and will use extortion and murder to achieve this end."