Not meerly cats

12:02pm Saturday 15th December 2007

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There are more new arrivals to see at Pembrokeshire's Folly Farm, following the birth of two meerkats.

Meerkats have been kept at Folly Farm since the opening of the zoo area six years ago and staff have looked forward to the family growing. However, despite the best efforts of the zookeepers, the meerkats would not breed.

They had given up hope, until at the end of September when zookeeper Lindsay Walker discovered two baby meerkats tucked inside a nest of straw.

The new arrivals are already proving a huge hit with visitors and they can be seen following the adults around the enclosure learning from them the skills they will need later in life.