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New adorable baby Meerkats at Oakland Zoo

 

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  • The pups, named Ayo, Rufaro and Nandi, are nearly six weeks old and bring the size of the zoo's existing meerkat mob to eight, according to zoo officials.
  • The litter is the first successful one among the meerkats in more than a year.
  • Meerkat pups are very fragile and it is not uncommon for members of a meerkat mob to kill pups, but the mob has taken good care of this litter so far, according to zoo officials.
  • The sexes of the pups remain unknown so far because keepers have
  • Meerkats can weigh up to two pounds as adults. They live in social groups called mobs led by a dominant male and female, and the dominant pair will generally not tolerate pregnancies and births by other members of the mob.
  • Meerkats eat insects, scorpions, small mammals and even small reptiles, as well as small amounts of roots, fruit or vegetables.
 

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