A Meerkat Halloween Party at Prospect Park Zoo

By Fran Hackett

Brooklyn, NY - The Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo prepared a special enrichment activity for their meerkats for the holiday. This pumpkin was filled with their favorite food - crickets, for their holiday enjoyment.

Meerkats work together in numbers. These gregarious animals are often seen in groups, and several families may live together in a large community. Squirrel sized meerkats are mongooses famed for their upright posture. They often stand on their rear legs and gaze alertly over the southern African plains where they live. While a few individuals guard the group, the rest busy themselves foraging for the foods that make up their varied diet.

Visit the Meerkat family today at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo.

Photo by Julie Larsen Maher (c) WCS.

To view Prospect Park Zoo's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to:  http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-199-Prospect_Park_Zoo