VIDEO: Mini Zookeeper, Paige, Meets Our Mob of Meerkats (Auckland Zoo)

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Auckland Zoo’s supreme diggers – our mischievous meerkats! In this Fanimals mini zookeeper episode, Paige meets carnivore keeper Nick and gets our meerkat mob some lunch – a sandcastle surprise with delicious crickets and mealworms hidden inside. Did you know? The reason why meerkats are often seen standing up, is that they’re performing ‘sentry duty’! The sentry acts as security for their meerkat whānau – making sure there are no predators lurking around and also, to sun-warm their bellies!