The Most Violent Animal on Earth…. is not what you’d expect 

I love how accurate the term "mob" is as a collective noun for meerkats.

I think anybody that watched Meerkat Manor already knew how murderous Meerkats are.

I think this is funny, because I always knew that human self depreciation thing where people go "we're the only animals who murder each other or go to war" is so demonstrably false.

Could an exiled mongoose survive by shadowing a larger, tougher animal? Ideally one that's herbivorous or at least omnivorous, has no species war with the meerkat, and doesn't see it as competition for food? Perhaps...a warthog?

So from what I understand… Simba is chill Shenzi is a girl boss Pumbaa has a PHD in Physics And Timon is a homicidal maniac

If meerkats and hyenas are related then Timone trying to rizz up Shenzi wasn’t as random as I thought.

as someone with a pet meerkat (story short we found her in the field mother less and mobless and just kinda ended up raising her) yeah she pretty much was willing to throw hands and fades with our much bigger cats and dogs though their homies now... surprisingly she's a fan of scrambled eggs and chicken also loves her beef liver and will even fight us for a piece of pork also she gets scorpions when ever we find her one

“Words can’t do what war can” is a heavy sentence

Puts a whole new perspective on Timon's back story and why he Hakona Matata'ed the fuck away from his tribe 😅

Nature really took the saying "looks can be deceiving" to another level with these sand devils

I love how meerkats were literally declared as one of the only species aside from humans capable of declaring literal war on each other. It’s very iconic.

You're one of the most linguistically clever people I've ever heard, you're so funny it's unreal

The fact that a collection of meerkats is called a mob should've made this one unsurprising.

The fact that there's an animal more vicious than the honey badger honestly scares the shit out of me 😨

Huh. Didn’t know that hyenas were a meerkat’s closest relative. That adds a whole new level to Timon proposing to Shenzi in the Lion King 1 1/2!

So this is why Timon decided to leave his Mob in favor of chilling with Pumba.... I approve.

My family had a zoo trip and they were all: "aww, I want a meerkat." Me: "NO. trust me, no you don't." So glad they can't be legal pets because they were not listening to me.

I still distinctly remember an episode of Meerkat Manor where one of Flower's daughter had kids. It was the biggest plot twist when she not only didn't kill the pups, but let her daughter stay. We all know that Flower was about that life, and not normally so forgiving.

I was never so emotionally drawn in to any animal show as I was to Meerkat Manor. The drama, the betrayals, the abandonments, shunning, and murders., I cried many times watching that show. I still love meerkats though!

I remember binge watching Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet. Better than majority of reality tv shows

The fact that we're not even top 40 in terms of most murderous animals makes me very glad that we're the species with the launch codes, and not any of the other ones above us on that list.

All this tells me is that Timon’s mom was far more tolerant and lenient than she should’ve and been his Uncle should’ve been long dead by the time he grew up.

The best-known intrauterine cannibal is the sand tiger shark. Although the sand tiger shark has two uteri and produces many eggs, each litter yields just two pups -- one from each uterus. That's because as the sharks develop their embryonic teeth, they start to eat the other embryos, killing their unborn brothers and sisters, as well as the unfertilized eggs. It's survival of the fittest in the womb, until only one shark remains.

Meerkats also have a call for color and (I believe) distance/direction. They have their own unique language. It’s pretty interesting.

If the listed animals were only ranked by homicide among their own species, I can imagine that hippos rank lower than I expect

5:58 "It's twisted, but that's how Meerkats Manor." Underrated line, right there!

Hyenas seem to understand that meerkats and mongooses are related. In a local zoo, the mongoose managed to dig under the divider into the spotted hyena enclosure. One of the smaller boys was sent over to investigate. The ‘oh shit!’ look both faces was rather priceless

Meerkat Manor exposed me to some brutal truths about nature, when I was prolly a little too young for them. But I watched it anyway, because they looked cute.

I giggle and kick my feet around when Casual Geographic uploads another video

Anyone who's grown up watching Meerkat Manor will likely be less surprised at the result.

I love how you can not just hear but *FEEL* how pissed and angry that Meerkat is, he is just cursing his way back to that hole...

Timon and Pumba at the end had me rolling😂

I watched a bunch of Meerkat Manor when I was little and even though you do see a lot of this happening, only now am I realizing how effective a cheery british narrator and upbeat music were at sugarcoating how brutal it was

As someone who remembers Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet, this completely makes sense....

I absolutely loved Meercat Manor as a kid, so I am not surprised by this.

🎶Dig a tunnel. Dig, dig a tunnel.🎶 Scurry, sniff, flinch. "Everything the light touches....belongs to someone else." 😂😂

Im a former zoo worker, and despite working with crocodilians, emus, livestock, foxes, monitors, genets etc i never felt the need to wear steel toed boots... until we got meerkats... they're vicious af 😅😂

The best animal channel on RU-vid has blessed us once again

If Timon didn’t have poomba he could’ve easily taken on scar by himself

Just discovered this channel. Glad I did. Excellent video! Can't wait to watch more. :)

My great-grandmother, who was the youngest of 12 sublings, was nursed by her oldest sister (who was 20ish-years-old and had just had a child of her own), because my great-great-grandmother had a difficult time birthing her youngest child and struggled to nurse, and they didnt have formula back then. This is less screwed up than mongoose society though.

😂 Is it bad I'm basically rewriting Timon in my head now as literally having said nope to the genocidal warfare and generational trauma? It oddly makes his character make so much more sense 😂

These videos are doggone poetry, I love them so much. Keep the genius rolling, friend.

Thank you for existing.. absolutely love your videos.

No winder Timone left his family. They're secretly mobsters.

Shoutout to Lion King for downplaying meerkats as being «so low on the food chain, theyre underground». In fact, shoutout to Lion King for indirectly misinforming laymen about how nature works to such a degree that we are still untangling the hyena mess.

Chinchillas are like real life mogwai's, my nephew had one once, so many rules, he was not ready for the responsibility lol

I only recently found your channel and it is awesome! Thank you so much for the info and humor.

You know its a great millennium when Casual and TierZoo upload on same day

I mean there’s a reason they made a whole reality show about the little bastards

Just a request. May we talk about the horned toad? I grew up in northern Texas and there used to be a lot of them but now they're incredibly endangered. Please give some love to this strange blood squirting reptile. They deserve to survive.

“No, not a mere cat - the meerkat” 😭💀

Love seeing how many other people watched Meerkat Manor! R.i.p. Flower 🌼 As they said, "she was a formidable leader". I think she even showed mercy once and let a litter of grandchildren live.

Always remember that Timón is the outlier in his meercat family, and he was lucky to be alive.

He said " Harder than Hefner." LMAO! Love it! You have such a way with words. I Love how quick witted and funny you are

I'd just like to say that your style of presentation is not one that I would have thought I would like. In the genre of instructional but humourous videos about animals, zefrank is more the sort of thing I'd usually go for. But having come across your channel and watching a few videos, I enjoyed them so much that I subbed. I love how you mix factual stuff with humour, and you do it so well! Keep up the good work, I look forward to going through your past videos and watching your future videos! Superb!

My first trip to a zoo i saw a meerkate gangfight. They literally squared up on each side of the cage and one of em made a signal and they all started fighting. So that is to say i am unsurprised by the results. Additionally...maybe it was my 10 year old mind, but pretty sure one of em flipped me off...

I noticed through my years of learning about animals and humans is always the "cute looking" ones are the most violent of them all. 😳

Fascinating gruesome and thoroughly researched content as usual. I knew Meerkat Manor was a tad Disney, but damm this vid has completely transformed my view of the critters 😮

One of your best vids I think. Learned so much, thank you.

this man is renewing my childhood. i used to be very interested in animals, so much so that i wanted to be a vet. i love learning but i lost a lot of passion on the way. it makes me feel like a kid watching animal planet again watching these videos. thank you

Meerkats are the animals that looked at _Game of the Thrones_ and went “Child’s play.”

I absolutely love your videos Man! Keep up the good work my friend!

I think that's why Timon turned out so different from the usual meerkat. Bro dipped his family and started vibing with Pumba! Best decision of his life ever!

I learn more about the dark side of animals here than any other channel. I hope he makes these forever lmao

Meerkats: *exist* Meerkats: KEEEL!!!

I see why Timon left his family to sing, eat bugs and raise a lion cub in the jungle with a worthog.

called it, Meerkats are so vicious, i remember you talking about them a while ago and how vicious they were

"sand assault squirrel" At this point I'm 30% here for the facts I didn't know, 10% here for the facts I already knew, coz it makes me feel smart lol and a full 60% here for the animal names you come up with. Oreo donkey Murder dolphin Sea puppy All actual phrases I used regularly now. Thank you for the service you provide.

If you're a fan of Meerkat Manor who misses the show, there's a reboot that aired recently which follows the lives of Flower's descendants. It's called Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty.

Love this video. Your narration is Boss

1:44 so when Timon tried to marry the lead Hyena in the Lion King, it wasn't THAT big of a violation of the natural order.

It's no wonder that Timon left his family & people behind to enjoying a bug eating paradise with Pumba. Edit: honestly looking back at Hyenas, they are underserved to be seen as villains like Sharks.

Meerkats are really just small cute honey badgers.

Dude, I love your videos. Thank you

This is perfect timing I wanted more animal facts to share with strangers

Meerkats according to Disney: Funny tunnel digging gay step parent. Meerkats according to reality: *MURDER*

Meerkat manor is one hell of a show, if you haven’t watched it you have too

your narration is awesome, you a funny guy and imma learning a fair bit too!

bro tierzoo and casual posted on the same day… i’m in heaven

I've seen people compliment your knowledge, your word play, and your editing, but i have yet to see any compliment your choice of background music. Ive heard everything from video game music to underground avant-core rappers in your backgrounds. Windwaker music makes me nostalgic and im always suprised at someone who even knows the name busdriver. Keep up the good work. Youre doing a really good thing for the animal kingdom and humanity

You always share the neatest content!! Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

This guys delivery is good! Funny ass dude!

*"Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm?"* Also... 6:35 *"YOINK"*

I still remember back in middle school when I was a tiny bean still trying to understand what math is, I'd wake up early every morning to catch a new episode of Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet and man, I understand I was a kid and all, but now rewatching some of the episodes......why the FUCK had it not clocked into me earlier how savage these little critters are.

Lol! Your witicism is second to none!

The fact that you use Hollow Knight music in the backing track just makes me so happy.

Timon proposing to Shenzi doesn't seem so unorthodox now.

Meerkats have always been one of my favorite animals, watching them tear apart snakes on the show Meerkat Manor was crazy

8:53 real life Timon and Pumba😂

Whoever writes your scripts really needs a raise. Because I watch these videos and I'm dying of laughter inside of five minutes.

Chickens also differentiate their alarm calls between ground predators and birds of prey. From my personal experience, they also change pitch and other qualities to say how fast or big it is. With goshawks, who will land on the ground and pursue prey under bushes, my chickens at least will change to “ground predator” call when the hawk starts running around.

Both tierzoo AND CG upload on the same day. Truly a blessing from the Lord.

I was waiting for him to reference Meercat Manor. I was not disappointed.

It's always the cute and cuddly that are most homicidal...who remembers moopsy from startrek: lower decks?

This video made me realise how I finally found my people at last - I literally grew up on Meerkat Manor both on Flower's leadership in the Whiskers as well as Rocketdog untill her tragic death, those little fuckers are menaces and extremely territorial. The Whiskers family was also humongous at the peak of the clan, I think it was like 40 or 50 smth (?) members during Flower's reign. I do remember one episode where I think it was Whiskers dealing with a rival clan (I do not remember if it was Lazuli or the other, but I think it was the other one) and the fight was so intense and bloody that two of the meerkats from the rival team died in the combat, one of which if my memory recalls was the son of the lead couple of said clan. They aren't messing around with territory. My favorites were always Flower and Mozart. I was rooting for Mozart so badly to finally have a happy ending (after how many times she got evicted from the Whiskers) untill she died because she managed to pull through so many times she would've died early. Flower lead that clan like an absolute champ through and through, but still had a soft spot and let others come back in the clan or let the pups grow inside Whiskers, it was endearing to see that she wasn't absolutely ruthless to the bone. Curiously enough, Zaphod maintained his leadership in the Whiskers even after Flower died and went alongside Rocketdog. Damn I really was invested into this show.

I was calling "Meerkat" ever since I heard you say bears just barely made top 3, and I feel proud of myself. Like seriously, meerkats *wage war* with one another!

"Quick before the hyena comes"

Casual Geographic, TierZoo and Animal Logic all uploaded awesome videos today. This is gold. God bless you young man

I remember being a young child and watching animal documentaries on the tv about meerkats...