Comments on: 90th Birthday: Mother Meerkat http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress2/2006/uncategorized/90th-birthday-mother-meerkat/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Javeonte Gibbs http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress2/2006/uncategorized/90th-birthday-mother-meerkat/#comment-3131 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:15:28 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress2/2006/uncategorized/90th-birthday-mother-meerkat/#comment-3131 Why do meerkats have a dominant alpha male and a dominant alpha female? <em>Vik replies: The alpha male and alpha female are the animals in the group who breed. Since meerkats are social animals, this makes sense genetically, because it avoids inbreeding. The keepers tell me that the boss female in each group is the boss of everybody!</em> Why do meerkats have a dominant alpha male and a dominant alpha female?

Vik replies: The alpha male and alpha female are the animals in the group who breed. Since meerkats are social animals, this makes sense genetically, because it avoids inbreeding. The keepers tell me that the boss female in each group is the boss of everybody!

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