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Maybe We Reconsider That Matriarchal Murderer the Meerkat

MORE STALIN, LESS CHAPLIN

Yes, they’re adorable and yes, they’re hilarious. But a closer look at meerkats reveals a ruthlessly Darwinian society where cute doesn’t count for much.

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