Meerkat foot fetish - simples

Meerkats at Longleat Safari Park have taken a liking to painted toenails and colourful sandals and jump all over them given the chance.  The Meerkat foot  fetish extends to the meerkats sniffing women's feet and one has even taken a little nibble at one visitor.

By the way, wouldn't those legs and feet look better in tights?  Enlarge the picture if you don't believe me.

Joy of Tights wonders if it is only bare feet that have this effect or whether feet in tights will do the same to little critters.  For instance, would Meerkats be attracted by this ladies red peep toes and start sniffing and nibbling her nylon toes?

Zoo officials said:

"They seem to be more attracted to reds and blues for some reason.  We're not entirely sure what it is about the feet. It might be the bright colours of the footwear and toenails, the movement of the toes or even the smell."

If its the smell then feet in tights would be more attractive to the Meerkats.  Think how the smell of your cheesy feet is trapped by your tights as you walk around the zoo in the blazing sun.  So these nylon feet might be quite attractive despite the pale pink nail polish:

Would a Meerkat still go for red toe nails if they were hidden under black tights?  Or perhaps the odor of the tights would compensate for the diminished view of the nail polish?

Could the Meerkats be tried with different types of sandals, how about shiny silver ones:

And if Meerkats like bright sandals and toes how about red tights?

Or nice bright patterned tights?

If its movement that attracts the little Meerkats perhaps we need girls who wiggle their toes and tease our little furry cousins in other ways with their toes.

Here little Meerkat, nibble my nylon toes......