Orphan baby meerkats compare their dead mother with cuddly toy

"The five baby meerkats lost their parent, Anika, shortly after chidbirth, after the trauma of labour combined with her age proved too much.
But rather than leave them alone, owner Steve Rowlands, 28, came up with an ingenious way to get them through what could have been a difficult childhood. Using a ten-inch tall meerkat cuddly toy and a hot water bottle, he has now managed to recreate the motherly experience for the tiny creatures."
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