Fota Wildlife park has announced two new meerkat pups were born from mother Biggy and father Snaggle.
Fota lead ranger, Teresa Power suspected the possible pregnancy as she noticed that Biggy had been gaining weight. On June 22nd, neither Biggy or Snaggle came out of the burrow for breakfast, it was suspected then that Biggy had given birth. It wasn't until July 7th that the pups were first spotted coming out of the burrow.