AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meerkats exhibit a rich repertoire of cooperative behaviours. Observe a group of meerkats at their burrow at the end of a day’s foraging, and you’ll see piles of individuals huddling together for warmth and grooming one another. You may also see digging teams working together to maintain the tunnels of their burrow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meerkats are aggressive fighters that often kill each other in these skirmishes. Knowing the high cost of an all-out war, they try to avoid serious conflict if possible. Usually, a lot of aggressive posturing and bluffing precedes any physical contact.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meerkats cleverly defend themselves by stirring up dust (to hide) before they retreat to a bolthole, or temporary burrow.