The five meerkats — named Nkosi, Lula, Nya, Kgala, and Ari — had called the zoo home since February 2013.
Meerkats are seen at the Guadalajara Zoo in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 3, 2023. All five meerkats at The Philadelphia Zoo have died this month. PHILADELPHIA — All five meerkats at The Philadelphia Zoo have died this month after an apparently accidental poisoning that is under investigation by both zoo officials and animal welfare groups.
Gregarious and weasel-like, meerkats are known for their playfulness as well as for their communal living style. They burrow for shelter in mobs of dozens. They communicate with purring sounds. They love crickets, beetles, and hard-boiled eggs. Veterinary staff intervened immediately to anesthetize the other four and pump their stomachs. Lula, Nya and Kgala died within 36 hours. The last surviving meerkat, a male named Ari, remained under medical supervision for over a week. He died Monday night, Metz confirmed.
A Philadelphia zookeeper familiar with the situation said meerkats were typically separated during the dye-marking process to ensure they did not lick the dye off each other’s fur coats before it had dried. The zookeeper asked not to be named in order to speak freely.
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