Rogers, Mitchell https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-7743
Knowles, Kobe https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8652-1285
Gendron, Gaël https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-934X
Heidari, Shahrokh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-939X
Duporge, Isla https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-2459
Valdez, David Arturo Soriano https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-1018
Azhar, Mihailo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3001-6340
O’Leary, Padriac
Eyre, Simon
Witbrock, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-0971
Delmas, Patrice https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-4596
Funding for this research was provided by:
The New Zealand Endeavour Smart Ideas Grant (PROP-88546-ENDSI-UOA)
Article History
Received: 21 September 2024
Accepted: 1 September 2025
First Online: 6 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: Ethical approval for the meerkats study was waived due to the camera-based and non-invasive approach to data collection and re-identification. Meerkats were not manipulated, collared, or marked for the purpose of re-identification. Data acquisition was exclusively carried out at Wellington Zoo during standard opening times, without any changes to the management procedures of the animals.