Meerkats get into Christmas spirit at Scottish safari park - in pictures
The animals munched on mealworms stuffed inside the socks and decorationsPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PAMeerkats are omnivores and their natural habitat is dry, open country in south-west Angola, Namibia, Botswana and South AfricaPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PAA far cry from central Scotland, where the temperature was about 4°CPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
Gary Gilmour, manager of Blair Drummond safari park, reckoned the nine meerkats enjoyed their brush with ChristmasPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PAGilmour said: “The keepers thought it would be a good idea to give them a festive treat. The meerkats were very excited when they put the tree in with the baubles on it. They loved it and it kept them amused the whole afternoon.”Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
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