My Dad would have loved this. he thought that Vicks Vapo-Rub cured everything.
Apparently it does!!! (maybe we should try a bit on Israeli and Palestinians noses..)
Zookeepers at Paultons Park near Romsey, Hampshire, UK have solved their meerkat brawls with Vap-O-Rub. Meerkats attack newcomers unless they smell like family. The solution was to rub all the little critters with minty chest-sauce so that they all smelled alike.
Livestock manager Geoff Masson said: "It is normally extremely difficult to integrate new meerkats into an existing group - their usual instinct is to try to attack any newcomers.
"However, thanks to a suggestion from our vet, Kate Chitty, we were able to neutralise all odours by using a little of the VapoRub on the nose of each meerkat.
"The meerkats then all smelt the same to each other and gladly accepted the new arrivals."
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hauhauahuahauhau! thats cute
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