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Cute meerkats actually vicious baby killers

Cooperative society gets stressed out when babies are involved.

Are meerkats friendly altruistic animals who look after each other's young, or a back-stabbing selfish bunch?

Find out by reading the story here.

Posted by Nicola Jones on August 8, 2006 02:16 PM |

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