Baby meerkat is bottlefed

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Zoo staff fosters meerkat babies

A young meerkat — one of two cubs rejected by their mother at birth — is bottlefed by a zoo keeper on June 4 at the Aachen Zoo in western Germany. The siblings, named Fips and Lucky, are now joining the ranks of adorable rescued zoo babies thanks to some compassionate zoo keepers.

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Baby meerkats are petted
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Baby meerkats hang on the arm of a zookeeper
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After being rejected at birth, a pair of cute meerkat cubs are now being raised by staff at a German zoo.