Zoo welcomes new meerkat pups thanks to school funding

A zoo in Devon has welcomed new meerkat pups, thanks to school funding.

Dartmoor Zoo said the new additions would have not been possible without the support from the Promoting Children in Plymouth (PCIP), which funds the Meerkat Manor.

The slender-tailed meerkats, Ben and Geri, travelled from Knockhatch Adventure Park and Woburn Safari Park and arrived at Dartmoor Zoo in February this year.

Zoo keeper Hannah Ivory said the pair, who bonded quickly, were proving themselves to be “very good first-time parents”.