At first the news of the unearthed zoo shocked and saddened the world. It brought tears to their eyes to think that so many innocent and exotic creatures were buried alive by a bankrupt owner who would rather destroy everything he owned than sell it.
The tears didn't last long, the people behind them lasted even less.
When the broken bones began to mend, shrugging off fur and feathers alike, when the dead began to move, suddenly the world grew quiet and pretended that the zoo had never been found. Of course, this didn't save the local wildlife or neighbouring people but it made everyone else feel better.
Meanwhile the entwined remains of a clan of meerkats rolled themselves around like a jagged mix between tumbleweed and a bear trap, ensnaring rodents and stray cats without an ounce of mercy. Their leftovers were spat out and eventually began to move on their own, hunting and spreading their affliction as such things are wont to do.
It was only a matter of time before it hit humanity but by then, the rest of the organic world was long gone.
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