Meerkat Pavilion!

The meerkat itself is very interesting, with a pair of funny dark circles, coupled with his appearance as Ding Man in the "Lion King" cartoon, he is also an Internet celebrity animal in the animal kingdom, attracting many tourists to watch.

The area of the venue is not large, after all, the meerkat is small, but the environment is very rich.

The activity area is covered with a thick layer of fine sand, and the terrain is rugged and undulating, with dry low trees, which looks very desert atmosphere!

In the center of the stadium is a towering sand dune – a height at which visitors can just eye the meerkat.

You can see some of the holes in and out of the dunes, not dug by meerkats, but artificial pipes, so that they will not collapse and bury them, and you can hide in them.

There are also toy balls and cardboard boxes for meerkats to explore.

A meerkat was standing at the top of the dune, tiptoeing, claws tucked into its chest, its head turned to the left and right, and its eyes looked around alertly, keeping watch on the herd.

In other higher places, there are also meerkats that stand guard, looking east and west, or looking up at the sky, "cooing" and screaming noisily.

Meerkats mate and breed throughout the year, and when they arrive in their new surroundings at the zoo, they adapt quickly and soon have offspring.

The adult meerkat has a slender body, a pointed triangular head, and bright eyes, revealing a sense of wit, the little meerkat has just been born about five or six weeks, and its body is short and round, like a fluffy little kiwi.

"Hey, Ding Man, is it you, Ding Man!"

"It's cute!"

"What a little one!"

"This dark circle, I didn't stay up late!"

Fang Ye said: "The black circles under the meerkat are to reduce the strong sunlight in Africa and help the meerkat find predators in the air in the sun.

Their natural predators on land are jackals and cobras, and their natural predators in the sky are falcons!

The natural predators on land can drive away, roar, dance, and harass in a roundabout way, while those in the sky can only hide in their holes, so they can often be seen looking up at the sky.

They have good eyesight and can spot birds of prey up to a kilometer away and take shelter in advance. ”

The keeper hid some insects in the sand, and the meerkat scurryed around, looking for food.

The outside world is new to them, and it's fun to use new skills.

Some little meerkats, wanting to show off their newly learned skills to their parents, pulled up their tails at the sentry parents, and scratched their two little paws.

However, the parents were busy keeping watch and did not pay attention to the little one.

Compared to cubs, adult meerkats dig holes and swish quickly, their two paws flying, and a puff of sand flies backwards, and after a while a large hole is dug out.

Dig in the sand, forage for food, keep a watch, or bask in the sun!

Some meerkats leaned together and gave each other a haircut.

Meerkats are social animals with a strong sense of community and deep affection for each other.

At this moment, the meerkat sentry on the top of the dune did not know what he had found.

Suddenly, there was a loud and short, dog-like barking warning sound!

"Whew!"

Turned his head and snorted again!

This meerkat seemed to have a very high status in the group, and it barked twice, and the other meerkats immediately scattered.

It's like a student who is skipping school and playing games in a dark Internet café, and suddenly hears someone shouting "The teacher is here"!

Some meerkats leap up and hide between the cracks in the stones, revealing the top of their heads, while others hide in burrows or in cardboard boxes.

Running away is extremely fast, kicking the sand, "vinegar slip" splashes a puff of dust and disappears, as if the ninja used the ninjutsu of earth escape!

The adult meerkats reacted quickly, and some of the little meerkats did not stay with the big meerkats, raised their heads and looked at the sentry, not knowing what was happening, they looked quite cute, and found that everyone had disappeared, and they were stunned for a moment before they began to find a place to hide.

Netizens were stunned!

"Hey, I was shocked, I didn't even react!"

"Haha, that funny thing hidden in a cardboard box!"

Fang Ye couldn't help laughing: "Sentry is the funniest behavior of the meerkat at all!" Everyone who comes to the zoo to see meerkats can pay more attention.

The sentinel meerkat will climb high ground to patrol the area, and if a danger is detected, the sentinel will raise a loud warning and the other members will quickly burrow into the burrow, or stop their activity in the burrow.

At the same time, the sentry will also be the first to come out of the cave to check if the danger is still there, and when the danger is gone, the sentry will stop warning and the other members will appear from the cave.

Adult meerkats can make 30 different calls, each of which has a special meaning that can distinguish predators in the air and on the ground, as well as the degree of danger.

In meerkats, the experienced sentinels are more trusted by their peers, and if the sentinel is very experienced, the other meerkats will quickly hide, otherwise they will look around to see if there is really a predator! ”

After a while, when the sentry confirmed that there was no danger, he called twice, and the other meerkats slowly came out of their hiding places.

The little meerkat also has to learn to sentry from the parents, and the sentry starts from the doll.

They have the feeling of being a child pretending to be an adult, and they look cute.

Sentry is not an easy job, the little meerkat has just developed, and it is very difficult to get the legs to stand up and maintain balance, and after a while, the legs will be sore.

Fall back to the ground, yawn and rest, or lie on top of your companion, frolicking, cooing and cooing a few times to continue to keep watch.

The warm sun made the little meerkat more and more sleepy.

After more than ten minutes, the little meerkkat's eyes gradually narrowed into a slit from a round state.

It's slowly getting staggered, but it's still sticking to the sentry, and it looks very cute.

The cubs have to sleep for a long time every day, even if they want to work hard, their bodies don't allow it.

The head gradually drooped, and Bia chirped and smashed to the ground!

Just like that, his head was on the ground, and he fell asleep.

Netizens couldn't help but laugh when they saw this funny scene.

At this time, a breeder came in and put a sweet potato with beans inserted and looked like a porcupine.

"Hey, I watched the documentary, aren't the meerkats insects that eat food, they also eat vegetables?"

"This isn't for food, it's for fun, right?"

The meerkats watched the strange porcupine warily and slowly surrounded it.

your tail, arch your back, and "coo" and scream noisily!

One of the meerkats attacked first, slapping it with a slap and slapping two beans off its back.

It turned out to be a flower shelf!

The cordon was lifted, and parents continued to patrol their posts.

The little meerkats who had shrunk behind just now surrounded them curiously, bit down on the sweet potato porcupine, and pulled off the beans on its back.

It's quite interesting, the cubs have a lot of fun, and they also exercise their courage invisibly.