Rearing its head, an Anchieta’s cobra lunged towards two meerkat pups. Reacting instantly, their 20-strong pack ran back to the warren and split into two – half ushering the pups away, the other half advancing towards the snake, growling and fluffing up their coats. Focusing on the snake’s classic profile, Tertius caught the meerkat mob’s fear and aggression. This scene is rare – there are few records of an Anchieta’s cobra attacking a meerkat pack. In a group, the mammals have the advantage, using a system of alarm calls to notify others of predators and to co-ordinate a mobbing of the attacker. This snake was just an opportunistic hunter looking to snatch one of the pups before the pack arrived.
It’s Peanut Butter Jelly time - literally! Peanut Butter and Jelly, our Javan ferret badgers, have been briefly living in the nursery at the HCA Healthcare Veterinary Center and will soon move to their permanent behind-the-scenes home at the Zoo.
Javan Ferret Badger | Nashville Zoo
These are raccoons that wandered into the bathroom in my cabin at camp, I guess thats what you get for leaving the door open and living in the woods of Pennsylvania for 6 weeks.