Asante, the Chehaw meerkat, predicts an early spring

By Albany Herald News

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February 2, 2016

Asante the meerkat does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2016. (photo: Mary Braswell)

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Asante agrees with his Groundhog Day buddies that spring will arrive early this year.

The meerkat sleeping quarters is called the nightbox. (photo: Mary Braswell)

The meerkats emerge from their nightbox on Groundhog Day 2016. (photo: Mary Braswell)

Meerkats are natural foragers. (photo: Mary Braswell)

The four meerkat brothers at Chehaw take turns during the day on lookout atop their mound. (photo: Mary Braswell)

A glass panel at the Chehaw meerkat habitat allows for close-up views.

Director of Education at Chehaw Jackie Entz says the park will get calls from all over the country on Groundhog Day to check the meerkat’s weather prediction. (photo: Mary Braswell)

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