Of course I enjoyed our drive along the longleat safari route. We had a lovely view of the lions, but the cheetahs had, quite reasonably, taken to shelter from the cold British Weather.
Once we finished with the drive through safari, we parked up and walked in to the house area, not far only a couple of hundred yards. I hadn’t realised that we were very close to the meerkats. I went through an airlock system, thinking that I would be lookin through glass at the little critters, but no, by going through the airlock, I was now in their space.
The meerkats were at total liberty to mix in with the people. And they were not reluctant to do so. They would cross the path we were following through their area and notice that we were there. Who are these things invading our space? The Meerkat on duty watch had no way of knowing that there was absolutely nothing here to threaten them except being trodden on, being run over by a mobility scooter, being electrocuted when trying to find out if the mobility scooter battery is edible – these last two, I very nearly saw. I guess kidnapping could be a possibility, but I wondered if the little critters are chipped and there’s a sensor in the door.
Meerkats are utterly, beautifully cute. watching them go about their daily activities was fascinating, I could easily have spent a couple of hours there. Without a doubt one of my highlights.
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