Three baby meerkats. Picture: Sam Harwood

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Three meerkats have been born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe.

Keepers were delighted when they spotted that Tiggs – the matriarch of the meerkat group – was once again expecting.

She had her first litter of three kittens in April, this year, and now keepers have welcomed the latest additions to her family.

Head keeper Richard Barnes said: “I am delighted that Tiggs is such a good mum.

“I hand-reared her when she was a kitten due to an illness. She recovered well and has now given birth to two healthy litters.

“The newborns are already playful and it’s hilarious to watch them teasing their siblings.”

Meerkat kittens are born with their eyes and ears closed and stay in the underground burrow with their mother for the first three weeks.

The meerkats at Port Lympne have their own purpose-built enclosure.

For more information go towww.aspinallfoundation/portlympne.org