Meerkats — friendly wee mammals or 70s adult filmstars?

When I remember to, I watch Meerkat Manor on the BBC. My mum and I love the meerkats. Mum has a plush meerkat posing on the bookshelf (I think the sloth I got her has more personality, though).

There was an episode of the programme ages ago that showed a subordinate male wandering off and trying to get lucky with a female from another tribe (he succeeded on his second or third attempt — I almost peed myself laughing at the 70s porn movie love moves). According to the New Scientist, this is regular behaviour.

Meerkats get their hole by pulling foreign birds. Hahaha!