CAN YOU NAME THIS CHARMER?VISITORS to a Northumberland farm are being greeted this week by the county's two newest residents. Unfortunately for the two meerkats - one male, one female - they are yet to be named by their new hosts at Whitehouse Farm, near Morpeth. The pair arrived on Sunday and farm staff believe them to be the only ones in the county. They are now settling in to their new enclosure in the petting barn, and getting to known their guinea pig guinea pig (gĭn`ē), domesticated form of the cavy, Cavia porcellus, a South American rodent. It is unrelated to the pig; the name may refer to its shrill squeal. and rabbit neighbours This article is about an Australian soap opera. For other articles with similar names, see Neighbours (disambiguation). Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began its run in March 1985. in the petting barn. And children who visit the farm are being invited to come up with names for the meerkats in the latest competition at the farm. The winner will receive an annual pass for two adults and two children to the attraction worth over pounds 130. The closing date for entries is March 24. The competition follows one to name the farm's German Micro Pigs, which from now will bne known as Ping and Pong (games) Pong - A computer game invented in 1972 by Atari's Nolan Bushnell. The game is a minimalist rendering of table tennis. Each of the two players are represented as a white slab, controllable by a knob, which deflects a bouncing ball. . CAPTION(S): JUST PERFECT One of the Whitehouse Farm meerkats. Picture: Andy Commins www.journallive.co.uk/buyaphoto ref: 01212680 |
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