Three adorable dwarf mongooses make one of their first excursions out of their den. The Southern dwarf mongooses were born in mid-September at the Tiergarten Schonbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria. In the ...

Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, Vice, and Best Friends Magazine. England's Chester Zoo has ...

The quintuplets, dubbed the “Fab Five,” were born at the Chester Zoo in England a few weeks ago, and are just beginning to open their eyes and take their first steps outside of their den. “Dwarf ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Brookfield zoo is welcoming both furry and feathery additions. Five Dwarf Mongoose pups were born on May 20 at Habitat Africa! The Savannah. Visitors can catch the pups ...

Dwarf mongoose inhabit the grasslands of southern Africa. They are Africa’s smallest carnivore. The individual pictured above lives in a new exhibit at Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park ...

In wild dwarf mongoose communities, immigrants are always welcome. But a new study shows it takes a little time before newcomers will be trusted with a crucial job: serving on guard duty. A team ...

Just as soldiers on sentry duty constantly adjust their behavior to match the current threat level, dwarf mongoose sentinels exhibit flexible decision-making in relation to predation risk, new ...

They include three boys in one litter and four puppies whose genders are as yet unknown in the latter litter. Zoo visitors can see the family in the Habitat Africa! The Savannah exhibit. These are the ...

Faced with potential violence from rival factions, dwarf mongoose groupmates pull together and behave more cooperatively, according to new research. Faced with potential violence from rival factions, ...

Communication plays a vital role in the social lives of many species and varies greatly in complexity. One possible way to increase communicative complexity is by combining signals into longer ...