As temperatures rise, meerkat pups feel the heat

Mongabay
Mar 5, 2020, 2:17 pm240 pts
The meerkat mobs of the Kalahari Desert fend off snakes and feast on scorpions, but a new foe is wearing them down: the slowly creeping heat of the day. Over the past few decades, the daily maximum air temperature has risen in the Kalahari. According to a new study, meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pups are gaining…

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