IN the African desert, meerkats don’t tend to see a lot of frost.
But this family at Cotswold Wildlife Park seem perfectly happy frolicking in it.
Staff at the Burford centre captured the popular creatures chilling out.
Spokeswoman Debbie Ryan said: “As temperatures dropped below zero we captured the Humboldt penguins and the slender-tailed meerkats on camera in their icy enclosures.
“The meerkats spent most of their time inside in their heated nest boxes but popped out every now and then to explore and forage.
“The penguins also have nest boxes they can keep warm in when the temperatures drop, but they were out and about, taking a dip in the penguin pool and sometimes slipping on the ice along the way.”
Meerkats normally live about six or seven years in the wild, but double that in captivity. They are primarily insect-eaters but will also try lizards, snakes, small mammals and small birds.
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