Diggers!

The LA Zoo has two species of animals that burrow as a way of life. The two species are Meerkats and Black-tailed Prairie Dogs. The zoo has two meerkat mobs; one at the Children's Zoo and the other one right by the flamingos. The zoo only has one group of prairie dogs which live in the zoo's Children's Zoo.

The first group of meerkats consist of Chico and Barky, two elderly meerkats. They live in one of the indoor exhibits in the nursery.

Chico (left) and Barky (right)


Chico's new friend, Barky


Barky coming out of a tube


Barky sitting


Barky and Chico sharing sentry duty


Barky and Chico cuddling

The second mob of meerkats at the zoo are new to the zoo and came from the North Carolina Zoo. This mob consists of four (one male and three females) young meerkats. It's easy to recognize the male since he has a shorter tail, but the three females look the same.

Meerkats exploring their new home


Doing sentry duty


They seem to like their exhibit


Meerkat's close up


Chillin' in their exhibit


Female meerkat


Sentry duty on a sunny morning

The zoo only has one group of prairie dogs, which consists of eight (one male and seven females) prairie dogs. The group lives in their big exhibit across from the petting zoo in the Children's Zoo.

By the burrow


Not sure about coming out


Also not sure about coming out

I don't have many photos of the Prairie dogs since every time I go to their exhibit they are inside their burrow.