Zoo Miami Mourns Loss Of Gizmo The Meerkat, Apparent Victim Of Tunnel Collapse

Miami FL

02 August, 2021

6:00 PM

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CBS Miami August 2, 2021 Zoo Miami is mourning the loss of one of its meerkats who may have died in a tunnel collapse in his habitat. According to Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill, zookeepers couldn't find Gizmo, a nearly 8-year-old meerkat during initial rounds on Sunday morning. After searching the habitat, both above and below ground, his lifeless body was found in what appeared to be a collapsed tunnel. Though zoo staff is still waiting for the final results of a necropsy, it appears as if Gizmo may have been in the tunnel when it collapsed, trapping him inside. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.