Claim: this is a photo of kids washing a Meerkat. South Africa, 1950s
Other captions used:
- Animals and kids
- White kids bathing a Meerkat
- Meerkat having a bath
Claim is false. There is no meerkat in the original stock photo (via Alamy).
Original caption reveals also the location – this photo was not taken in South Africa:
Children: Nursery. Little one-yr-old, Georgina Rumph, likes to be in the swim. In fact she just loves a tub with some-water in it. However, a shower’s another thing. The silly watering can cause little Georgina get upset. This scene, was taken at Ashley Rd, Day nursery Bristol. August 1953
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Hi. this photo was in a boom I had a few years ago. it was a picture book of meerkats photo shopped in with children or as children. I’m trying to find the book again but I am struggling. I remember this specific photo from the book. if anyone can help me find it I would appreciate it.
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That photo comes from a 2011 photo album “When I were a meerkat” by Andrew Davis. A number of vintage photos from England were edited to replace tots with suricates. I think I remember seeing it some years back in a bookshop.
https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781907554544/when-i-were-a-meerkat/
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