Peace and love in the world of nature….

Meerkats are the loveable stars of natural history films and a mere mention conjures up images of them sitting on their haunches and looking furtively around the African savannah.

But the image of caring creatures on endless sentry duty to protect their young and family is overturned today by Cambridge University scientists who have revealed how meerkat society is riven by jealousy, murder and cannibalism.

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