# Today in nature I saw **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2020-07-20T18:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3817
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/3817 "2025-08-17T21:01:35Z")
It’s not exactly nature, but today we went for a lunchtime drink and stumbled across a meerkat colony. No shit! Adult meerkat on watch, kits huddled at the base of the pole. Click thru for the full image [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMLkYPz2q1HqwZqCVK9yqU3Bh8YqU6lSuWDOYjrK4qrteCDZW3SXM_QOYEKMeNocuKxt3jZVLNofJJjBLdx3XMkdOG66fQiRuQWLxaickXYRUjSlGQ=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Sunday, Aug 17 📸") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ZR7ZEd99AqPfgWMA) Adult and kit [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNObpiUAKpjwxdM-OOnGmxTDGJEQ9DMASsbtJVR3bi37eleXtRj7RiMT_ztrx9y6tA2CJY_mvDP6jEFGd0WSAFzcy39gYQP_Sg1S0Z5hiQSDAROX5U=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Sunday, Aug 17 📸") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/8E5zX9GsSxM3eq6u8) They’re in a large and complex run, with private areas, but I think there are two families (could be more). They’re rescued descendants of what was originally a “pet” colony back in the last century. Given that they have obviously been breeding, I don’t know how the lack of genetic diversity in a small population has been managed. We stayed and watched for about 20 minutes. I mean, you could lose a week and a half watching them, no bother. The pub? Well, according to google maps it now goes by the name of **The Royal Oak Inn & Meerkat Retreat in Brockham**. An easy google if you’re so inclined. j --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854)._