A RIVERINA wildlife park is celebrating the arrival of one of the largest recorded litters of meerkats bred in captivity.
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Six bouncing meerkat pups were born at Darlington Point’s Altina Wildlife Park this week to “experienced mum” Timona and first-time dad Digger.
It’s the second litter of meerkats at Altina in less than a year.
Senior animal keeper Rebecca Surian said one of the biggest challenges was preventing the teenage meerkats from interfering with the new pups. Meerkat mothers generally only have three to four pups at a time.
The pups are born underground, where they are safe from predators.
Meerkats can also kill and eat poisonous snakes and scorpions without being hurt.