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'Vicks' help Paultons Meerkats clear the air!

Paultons keepers have successfully introduced three new meerkats into an enclosure with an already established pair – with the aid of Vicks decongestant rub!

Geoff Masson, Paultons Livestock Manager, said, “The new meerkats arrived from Bristol and Banham Zoos. It is normally extremely difficult to integrate new meerkats into an existing group; their usual instinct is to try to attack any newcomers! However, thanks to a suggestion from our vet, Kate Chitty, we were able to neutralise all odours by using little of the vapour rub on the nose of each meerkat! The Meerkats then all smelt the same to each other and gladly accepted the new arrivals!”

The new group are now getting along famously and are already showing signs of breeding.

Geoff says, “We are very hopeful that things will continue to go well for our latest residents and that we will be celebrating the arrival of some baby meerkats before long.”

Meerkat Manor is one of 50 family attractions at Paultons which features big rides, small rides,landscaped gardens, museums and a collection of exotic birds and animals.

Paultons Park, situated on the edge of the New Forest near Romsey in Hampshire is open daily from 10am with further information from www.paultonspark.co.uk.