Comments on: Meerkat Mayhem http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Betty http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-210920 Betty Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:08:17 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-210920 When will Meerkat Manor be back on Animal Planet as a new or continuing series? We miss it! Thank you so much. When will Meerkat Manor be back on Animal Planet as a new or continuing series? We miss it!

Thank you so much.

]]> By: Carole http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-197598 Carole Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:17:26 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-197598 Laura, thank you so much for the update. I saw the two pupsfrom Ngami's last litter on Sunday -- so adorable. Please keep us updated, particularly when they emerge from the den. Laura, thank you so much for the update. I saw the two pupsfrom Ngami’s last litter on Sunday — so adorable. Please keep us updated, particularly when they emerge from the den.

]]> By: Susan Kazula http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-190848 Susan Kazula Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:08:17 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-190848 Laura - really looking forward to your blog. Hope all is still going well with Ngami, Seronga and babies. Laura – really looking forward to your blog. Hope all is still going well with Ngami, Seronga and babies.

]]> By: Margaret http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-188119 Margaret Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:34:41 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-188119 Laura, #8, thanks for the update on both litters. Glad to hear the older ones are doing well, and being integrated into a separate group. Also glad that Ngami is letting Seronga take care of the latest babies. Great practice for Seronga too. Laura, #8, thanks for the update on both litters. Glad to hear the older ones are doing well, and being integrated into a separate group. Also glad that Ngami is letting Seronga take care of the latest babies. Great practice for Seronga too.

]]> By: Laura http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-187294 Laura Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:09:58 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-187294 Here's a quick update on the pups that were pulled from the last litter: The two pups are doing great in the Children's Zoo Nursery. They are currently in the process of being introduced to their siblings. The group they are being introduced to is made up of a lone female and the two pups from Ngami's first litter. So far all seems to be working. Thankfully they are all harness trained at the Children's Zoo (a perk of hand raising babies) so much easier to separate if you need to. On another note Ngami had her babies yesterday and so far everything is going well. Seronga is taking care of them so we'll see what happens. I'll write a full blog update this coming week. Thanks for all of your interest! Here’s a quick update on the pups that were pulled from the last litter: The two pups are doing great in the Children’s Zoo Nursery. They are currently in the process of being introduced to their siblings. The group they are being introduced to is made up of a lone female and the two pups from Ngami’s first litter. So far all seems to be working. Thankfully they are all harness trained at the Children’s Zoo (a perk of hand raising babies) so much easier to separate if you need to.

On another note Ngami had her babies yesterday and so far everything is going well. Seronga is taking care of them so we’ll see what happens. I’ll write a full blog update this coming week.

Thanks for all of your interest!

]]> By: Susan Kazula http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-186585 Susan Kazula Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:27:25 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-186585 I'm looking forward to baby Meerkats - please make sure you take lots of pics for us unfortunate people who can't get to you. How about Meerkats on their own cam - that would be really interesting. Since I found this website (about six months ago now) I've bought myself a Panda sculpture (looks just like Bai and Zhen Zhen), some Giraffes (love them too) and, yes you've guessed it - Meerkats! I've made up my own family of them from separate designs but there's a whole family group of them to buy as well. I'm tempted, but at £125 (I think that's around $300) I need to think about it - a lot! They are such wonderful little characters, even if they can be rather vicious to each other sometimes. I’m looking forward to baby Meerkats – please make sure you take lots of pics for us unfortunate people who can’t get to you. How about Meerkats on their own cam – that would be really interesting.

Since I found this website (about six months ago now) I’ve bought myself a Panda sculpture (looks just like Bai and Zhen Zhen), some Giraffes (love them too) and, yes you’ve guessed it – Meerkats! I’ve made up my own family of them from separate designs but there’s a whole family group of them to buy as well. I’m tempted, but at £125 (I think that’s around $300) I need to think about it – a lot!

They are such wonderful little characters, even if they can be rather vicious to each other sometimes.

]]> By: Chari Mercier http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-185748 Chari Mercier Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:38:37 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-185748 Hi, Paula! Looks like you all have your own version of Meerkat Manor going on there! Hopefully, Ngami will be able to kick in her maternal nurturing side of herself when she has her babies. Don't want to hear about any more disastrous den moves that had you all rescue the other babies in the last few months. Reminds me of Yousarian on Animal Planet's " Meerkat Manor" when he tried to do a den move with Flower's new babies, and it was a disaster from the start! By the way, you all didn't write about how the rescued meerkat babies are doing, so I am hoping that you will write up an update about those babies ASAP! I would like to know how they are doing, how much they've grown, how healthy they are, and if they are back with the mob yet. Looking forward to seeing more updates real soon! Chari Mercier :) St. Pete, FL Hi, Paula! Looks like you all have your own version of Meerkat Manor going on there! Hopefully, Ngami will be able to kick in her maternal nurturing side of herself when she has her babies. Don’t want to hear about any more disastrous den moves that had you all rescue the other babies in the last few months. Reminds me of Yousarian on Animal Planet’s ” Meerkat Manor” when he tried to do a den move with Flower’s new babies, and it was a disaster from the start! By the way, you all didn’t write about how the rescued meerkat babies are doing, so I am hoping that you will write up an update about those babies ASAP! I would like to know how they are doing, how much they’ve grown, how healthy they are, and if they are back with the mob yet. Looking forward to seeing more updates real soon!
Chari Mercier :)
St. Pete, FL

]]> By: Paula http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-185538 Paula Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:01:49 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-185538 amanda...i believe that the had to be rescued and hand raised with the other babies...there is an earlier blog regarding the meerkats. the gang started fighting on top of a pup and this pup was taken away to be hand raised as was a second pup....meerkat society is a complicated....i marvel at a zoo's willingness to take on such a complicated group of animals....what happens if the dominant female evicts poor kasane? I am assuming that this young male isn't related to kasane....how did that happen. who is kasane realted to in the gang? <em>Moderator's note: Here's the blog Paula refers to: </em>http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-pups-arrive/ amanda…i believe that the had to be rescued and hand raised with the other babies…there is an earlier blog regarding the meerkats. the gang started fighting on top of a pup and this pup was taken away to be hand raised as was a second pup….meerkat society is a complicated….i marvel at a zoo’s willingness to take on such a complicated group of animals….what happens if the dominant female evicts poor kasane? I am assuming that this young male isn’t related to kasane….how did that happen. who is kasane realted to in the gang?

Moderator’s note: Here’s the blog Paula refers to: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-pups-arrive/

]]> By: Shannon (from NC) http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-185537 Shannon (from NC) Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:01:43 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-185537 Hi, That was a very interesting blog. Thank you for the update. I have a question though...why don't you all steralize the males (or the females)? I don't want to ruffle any feathers just asking. Also, how is the little meerkat doing? I'm sorry I can't remember the name. Hi,
That was a very interesting blog. Thank you for the update. I have a question though…why don’t you all steralize the males (or the females)? I don’t want to ruffle any feathers just asking. Also, how is the little meerkat doing? I’m sorry I can’t remember the name.

]]> By: Amanda http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/02/19/meerkat-mayhem/comment-page-1/#comment-185359 Amanda Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:47:34 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/meerkat-mayhem/#comment-185359 What happened with their last litter? Did they survive? What happened with their last litter? Did they survive?

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