Windwhistle Primary School. Visit by Exmoor Zoo education Officer Stephen Eddy and merkat Simples pictured with pupils Jared and Millie.

MEERKATS have become an overnight sensation thanks to a clever TV ad campaign.

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And youngsters at a Weston school now know more about the animals behind the marketing tactic thanks to a visit by the aptly named Simples.

Stephen Eddy from Exmoor Zoo brought along the curious creature to Windwhistle Primary School on Monday and gave talk about meerkats to the pupils.