Gearing up for tonight 's NCAA championship game , a group of meerkats have been testing out their basketball skills . The critters were filmed at Indiana 's Indianapolis Zoo after getting a makeshift backboard and hoop installed in their pen . Footage shows them inquisitively inspecting the piece of sports apparatus and standing tall on their back legs . However , instead of an even-surfaced court , they 're forced to contend with the hilly floor of their enclosure . Spectators were seen smiling as they watched the team of animals in action . The zoo put on a range of Final Four activities over the weekend for visitors including a basketball-theme scavenger hunt . March Madness is set to come to a close tonight as the Wisconsin Badgers and Duke Blue Devils go head-to-head at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis . In action : Gearing up for tonight 's NCAA championship game , a group of meerkats have been testing out their basketball skills . Sporting activities : The critters were filmed at Indiana 's Indianapolis Zoo after getting a makeshift backboard and hoop installed in their pen . Team work : Footage shows them inquisitively inspecting the piece of sports apparatus and standing tall on their back legs . Fancy footwork : However , instead of an even-surfaced court , they 're forced to contend with the hilly floor of their enclosure .
The critters were filmed in action after getting a makeshift backboard and hoop installed in their pen . The zoo put on a range of Final Four activities over the weekend for visitors including a basketball-theme scavenger hunt . TL;DR A group of animals at an animal park in China have been filming themselves playing basketball with a homemade backboard.