Sussex's 'mystic meerkats' predict England vs Ukraine
And they've been joined by a few new players
After correctly predicting England's Euro 2020 win over Germany... Sussex's 'mystic meerkats' are looking to make it two from two.
The group at Drusillas Park in Alfriston have been bolstered by the arrival of two new pups born there recently.
Because Keepers have been so inspired by the group’s predictions and England’s performances and team spirit so far, they’ve decided to name them Sterling and Kane after the goalscorers in their last-16 victory at Wembley on Tuesday.
The meerkats had a little stretching warm-up before their mystical talents were put to the test.
It started to look like Ukraine might be their pick for the game when meerkats Chandler, and Monica went straight for that bucket but Phoebe, Ross, Rachel, Tyson, Tamu and babies Kane and Sterling were having none of it and rushed forward to force a clear victory for the Three Lions.
Zoo Animal Manager Mark Kenward said:
“There’s a real buzz around the mystical meerkats since they predicted England would win against Germany and got it right! They’re enjoying their five minutes of fame and the Keepers are glad they backed England again.
"We’re all hoping they make the semi-finals but we’ll have to wait and see! Of course, we wish everyone luck but it would be great to see it come home.”
“All the animals we have at Drusillas Park are very intelligent and require stimulation physically and mentally and this is perfect for them.
"They all enjoyed their favourite treat of mealworms while enjoying some football-themed enrichment!”