Chico the Meerkat
About Me
Born on: 25th August 2005
I live: In the Meerkat enclosure
My favourite food: Grapes
Hobbies: I like to sit in the sun, dig for food and stand out on sentry duty!
In the wild
Scientific name: Suricata suricattai
Status: Common
Distribution: South Africa
Meerkats are highly sociable animals, living in large colonies. They are active during the day and enjoy basking in the sun. They have powerful claws which they use to excavate tunnels to flee to for safety and to sleep in.
Meerkats work as a team, sharing the work load of keeping guard and baby-sitting. When on sentry duty, the meerkat stands on its hind legs using the tip of the tail for support.
Threats to Meerkats in the wild are mainly from birds of prey. Their eyes can pick out birds even when they are high in the sky. The Meerkat on guard gives an alarm call and the colony flees to safety.
All for £25.00
"Go Wild" adoptions are for 0-16 year olds, and include all this:
- A special Adoption Certificate
- A car sticker
- A photo of me... lucky you!
- Complimentary child admission ticket
- Animal fact sheet, so you'll know all about us
- A nice Presentation folder to keep it all in
- Access to the online Adopters Zone
- Invite to exclusive Adopters weekend
Are you a grown up? See our General Adoption Scheme.