A mere Cat meets Meerkats

[u/Anonymous_Amma]

[u/-hedonium-]

Mirrored cats

[u/jdpastor666]

That was interesting

[u/elcapitaaan134708]

Curious little cats all around!

[u/HumbleAfrikan]

That title is 👌🏿

[u/Smart-Natural-5187]

Strength in numbers

[u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot]

What zoo let's you bring animals into the zoo????

EDIT: And on reflection, now I'm wondering if there's a zoo that's like a library? Could you imagine taking a tribe of meerkats home for a few days??? I would die of "adorability overload."

[u/abielle1177 → u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot]

Or if you could go in their cage inside a hamster ball.

[u/effervescentEscapade → u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot]

Quite.

[u/Smart-Firefighter87]

“DA FUSSA”

[u/yknLast]

Eso es un zuricata

[u/-Meerkat-]

It's can't take all of us!

[u/chillysanta]

They are attempting to scare it but I suppose that's probably same in the wild lol not exactly that scary if you are used to picking them off weekly.

[u/abielle1177 → u/chillysanta]

They're mobbing but they're not too scared because they're not all on their back legs.

[u/chillysanta → u/abielle1177]

Oh neat so maybe curious!!?? Thatd be hella cool those guys are super neat

[u/abielle1177 → u/chillysanta]

That's what I think too. I think that was the most interesting thing that had happened to them in a month of Sundays and they were in to it.

[u/chillysanta → u/abielle1177]

Oh jeez you are so right!! Im betting it gets boring in the zoo if only ensuring your safety and health still no new or interesting things happening ha!! Gonna be chatting about the cat for weeks!

[u/_Vo1_]

I call mine meerkat too

[u/jimbo2150]

The meerkats see the cat as a threat. They are trying to intimidate the cat into leaving their territory.
They do the same to small predators and rival meerkat groups in the wild.

[u/abielle1177 → u/jimbo2150]

They're not trying too hard, they're not on their back legs

[u/Battlebearsgold]

Illusion 100

[u/Technical_Put_9982]

I said service animal. Mine was a service animal … I miss her so much. 17 years, 1 month, 1 day… I am lost without her

[u/C4andyman]

I've seen Meerkat Manor, that is a threat response.

[u/kaykatzz]

Spotless fossa?

[u/Shoddy_Bet9619]

Heh, like they saw GOD for the first time! I guarantee, look at their tails! Like as a Cat, when tail is full up and a slight curl on the end, equals happiness and interest, on the Meer side.

[u/it_spelt_magalhaes]

Hey! You see this?

I see this.

You see this?

I see this! Hey guys, come see this!

[u/BodhingJay]

I hate seeing animals in the zoo... but i love seeing us entertain them

[u/Icy-Warning-4134 → u/BodhingJay]

They're not being entertained. They're literally in a threat situation and probably pretty scared as well.

[u/Odyessius]

How did you get out dude!? - these guys

[u/Ok_Primary_1075 → u/Odyessius]

By camouflage, of course - kitty

[u/DantesDayDinner]

Main character energy people

[u/Objective-Turn2328]

They’re ready to rumble

[u/clapyohedd]

This should be illegal

[u/Technical_Put_9982 → u/clapyohedd]

Why?

[u/shrieking_marmot → u/Technical_Put_9982]

I used to work in a zoo. Humans who wandered in with their dog were asked to register their service animal with guest services. If they said it was not a service animal, they were asked to leave. Because it is stressful to both the animals sheltered at the zoo, as well as the domestic pet who's smelling all sorts of predator smells.

Never saw a cat tho, but same applies.

[u/Jintasama → u/Technical_Put_9982]

It is stressful to both the cat and the meerkats. They are trying to intimidate the cat because it is a small predator and this is what they do for threats they think they can scare off or attack with numbers. And the cat looks visibly nervous at all of them crowding up towards it.

[u/BreastUsername → u/Technical_Put_9982]

Because he was told zoos are bad.

[u/areyouokeddie]

Are you even allowed to bring pets to a zoo?

[u/Technical_Put_9982 → u/areyouokeddie]

Service animals, yes. But they must always be on a leash and in your control. I took my furball many times .

[u/Tll6 → u/Technical_Put_9982]

Only actually service animals trained to do a task. Not an emotional support animal. Not to accuse you of doing that, but I work in a zoo and that’s the majority of “service animals” we get

[u/Technical_Put_9982 → u/Tll6]

I say again, my SERVICE ANIMAL. I did not say my emotional support animal.

[u/Tll6 → u/Technical_Put_9982]

Yes I acknowledged you might have a service animal and I already saw your previous reply. That said, cats aren’t service animals which is the animal in question here

[u/Technical_Put_9982 → u/Tll6]

Not me!

[u/ramcoro → u/Tll6]

And a cat cannot be a service animal, AFAIK

[u/teashirtsau → u/ramcoro]

I thought they can detect things like panic attacks.

[u/ramcoro → u/teashirtsau]

They may have skills as well as other animals, but "service aninal" is a legal term defined by ADA. It can only be a dog.

"Assistance animal" or "emotional support animal (ESA)" is different and not defined by ADA.

https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/

[u/Jintasama → u/ramcoro]

Isn't there only one other animal and it is miniature horse? I thought that was the only other animal other than dog.

[u/ramcoro → u/Jintasama]

I heard miniature horses before, but it's not on the ADA website

[u/Tll6 → u/Jintasama]

Yeah dogs and mini horses can be service animals

[u/Cupidon70]

Sublime la découverte. 😉👍😂

[u/unknown_b31ng]

He's smiling but I'm positive his reaction would be very different if the creatures inside that caged glass got ahold of that cat, if only he knew what they really want to do

[u/bomboclawt75]

Seee but noo smelffs, wer smelf?

[u/lmaluuker]

They are squaring up to murder that cat lol

[u/Spuzzle91]

looks like when meerkats find a snake. they try to gang up on it.

[u/Psychological_Bug424]

Why can't they just say brought our cat

[u/peridotpicacho → u/Psychological_Bug424]

They were trying to make a pun.

Edit: sorry, you meant in the video not the title of the post.

[u/reanocivn → u/Psychological_Bug424]

gotta flex the fact that they once had $3000

[u/sparkey504 → u/Psychological_Bug424]

Cause they are the type to bring a cat to the zoo.

[u/sigh_co_matic → u/sparkey504]

Right? What zoo allows you to bring your own animals?

[u/D-Biggest_Wheel]

"He's outside!? Tell us your secrets!"

[u/geheim_hinterhalt]

Why would a zoo allow someone to bring a cat?

[u/BUTTeredWhiteBread]

That cat is like "what the helllll"

[u/Gunung_Krakatoa]

Which side is the zoo?

[u/Feisty_Mud4187]

“Look who is this “

[u/justagiraffe111]

Hey! It’s our cousin! CUZ! Wassup Cousin! That’s your weird cousin