Mammals

Please support Suffolk Owl Sanctuary by adopting one of the beautiful mammals featured below with a one-off donation or a small regular payment to help the Sanctuary as it strives to survive. Thank you.

A group of seven meerkats huddled together on dirt and rocks.

The Meerkat Mob

Our playful, slender tailed meerkat mob, originally found out in Africa, love interactions with our guests. Guests can even get up close to them and learn more during our Meerkat encounters. Living in a group, you will often find one meerkat nice and high on sentry duty looking out for predators to keep the mob safe. Did you know Meerkats have dark rings around their eyes to act as natural sunglasses against the sun glare?

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A close-up of a large hairy armadillo on soil covered with moss and dirt.

Large Hairy Armadillos

Melanie and Pedro are Large Hairy Armadillos, one of many armadillo species found in South America. Our two both moved to Suffolk Owl Sanctuary from Banham Zoo in 2024. Melanie was born in 2011, while Pedro was born a few years later in 2017. Pedro is a very boisterous armadillo who enjoys pushing logs around and digging in search of food whilst Melanie, who also loves to dig in search of snacks, loves nothing more than taking a good nap whilst basking under her heat lamp.

ADOPT THE ARMADILLOS HERE
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A close-up of a small red squirrel sitting on a log, with tree branches and bark in the background.

Red Squirrel Scurry

Our Red Squirrels, Bubbles, Buttercup and Blossom! A sure giveaway that what you’re looking at is a red squirrel is usually its lovely ear tufts. However, during periods of moulting, particularly at the end of the summer, they may temporarily lose these tufts, which grow back as the new year approaches. Bubbles is a strikingly dark rusty red squirrel with long pointy ear tufts and definitely wins the prize for ‘best ear tufts’. Buttercup is a fiery red and inquisitive girl, known for her love of nuts, especially hazelnuts

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A porcupine on the ground with its head down, holding a nut in its paws, surrounded by wood chips and branches.

African Crested Porcupines

Our two African Crested Porcupines, Anna and Elsa, are sisters, born in April 2016. They arrived with us in February 2024 and have soon become firm favourites with staff and visitors. They each have different personalities: Anna is the more independent, slightly bigger than Elsa. She loves sweet potato, likes to use her teeth to test out new foods and is always the first to get to the browse - the term for feeding on or nibbling at various plant materials, such as leaves, twigs, tree bark, and buds. Sister Elsa is the boldest of the two and likes to interact with keeper’s. 

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