Perth Zoo's missing baby meerkat found at home after three-day search

The mystery over a missing baby meerkat at Perth Zoo has been solved after a police search of a home east of the city uncovered the newborn animal.

The one-month-old meerkitten was due to be revealed to the public on Thursday this week, but was last spotted around 3pm on Wednesday – and within half-an-hour had disappeared from its enclosure.

At first, zoo employees were investigating if the animal had been stolen but later turned their focuses towards the idea a predatory animal may have snatched the baby.

Police were also informed about the meerkat’s disappearance.

Inquiries then led detectives to a home in Beverley, where a search warrant was undertaken and the baby meerkat found.

A man and woman are now both assisting police with further inquiries into the matter.

Charges have yet been laid over the incident.