Bristol Zoo Gardens has announced plans for a new meerkat exhibit scheduled to open next spring.

At 152 square meters, it will be over three times bigger than the current enclosure, with space for around 30 meerkats. It will also have undercover viewing areas, a viewing dome and a tunnel for visitors to get up-close to the animals at eye-level.

John Partridge, Senior Curator of Animals, said: “We wanted the new meerkat enclosure to be the best it possibly could be, with plenty of indoor and outdoor space, shelters and high-tech heating systems."

If planning permission is granted, work on the revamp of the meerkat enclosure is set to begin this winter.

Watch the meerkats in action below...