The Heat is On

I realize every meerkat in the Kalahari would laugh me out of the… desert?...but raise your hand if the heat wave has left you lethargic and bored. All my east coast peeps know what I mean. Four words: hotter than a biscuit! I mean, really – did someone time warp me into a Tennessee Williams play? Because I sure don’t remember getting a mint julep to cool me down!

Okay, clearly the heat wave has made me a little crazy, but I’ve got just the thing to keep your mind off of record temperatures – loads and loads of new meerkat fun for you to explore online! First, dress up your blog or your Facebook and MySpace pages with the Meerkat Manor Widget. You’ll get a preview of next week’s episode delivered to you along with more meerkat games and fun! You can download the widget here. Hungry for meerkat gaming fun ASAP? Try your hand at Meerkat Grab-a-Snack and see how many creepy crawlers you can scarf down before time runs out!

Once you’ve filled your virtual meerkat bellies, head over to the interactive Meerkat Family Tree, where you can brush up on all on the deets about your favorite characters from the Whiskers, Aztecs, and Commandos. Think you know all the meerkats inside and out? Take the “Which Meerkat Are You?” quiz to find out whose behavior you mimic the most! Apparently, I’m a total Wilson, but quite frankly, I tend to be more like Nikita when I haven’t had my morning coffee or when I get a dose of poor customer service (see “New York taxi drivers, shady”).

Let me know which feature is your fav – in the meantime, I’ll be perfecting my latest invention: the personal A/C bubble.