A young meerkat found alone in the Northern Cape is getting a second chance through a rewilding programme at Shamwari Private Game Reserve.

The Kalahari Meerkat Project is the longest running project operating under the Kalahari Research Centre. The research team is focused on understanding the evolution of cooperative behavior within the ...

We all love cuddling up with our pets, but rarely do we consider cuddling up with wild animals that aren't normally friendly towards humans. But for Ruben Lambrechts, who lives in Namibia and cares ...

February 2026 A juvenile male meerkat is set to begin his journey back to the wild at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, marking ...

Meerkats are small, big-eyed, highly social mongooses who live in South Africa in packs ranging from two to more than 30 individuals in which complex social networks and social hierarchies regulate ...

Living in Namibia may provide this family with some extra opportunities when it comes to local rescue animals. They have a blind baboon and a variety of other exotic creatures living in their home.

If you ask some people, they’ll tell you humans are wired to be monogamous — it’s in our very blood. But one look at the tabloids or your social media feed tells a different story: cheating and ...