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The sound of 'Simples' will be heard under thousands of Christmas trees this year as Aleksandr Orlov gets a toy makeover.

In response to demands from fans of the velvet-jacket-loving comparethemeerkat.com star, 5000 will be going on sale in Harrods in December.

The toys will be sold at £19.95 each, with a donation from every one sold going to ZSL London Zoo, to help support their conservation work.

To celebrate the announcement an Aleksandr 'talking toy' made some new friends in the meerkat enclosure at London Zoo today.