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Below are the news reports for Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park), covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park) Details
Birth: 27 April 2008
A baby Straw-coloured Fruit Bat has been born, bringing the size of the colony to 11.
Birth: March 2008
Two Serval kittens have been born to parents Fizz and Taz.
Arrival: 21 November 2007
A new pair of King Colobus Monkeys has been formed, from new arrivals `Ebony' and `Bert'. Both about 3 years old, they have come from Marwell and Paignton zoos to form an important new breeding pair for the European breeding programme, for which there are only 30 animals in 7 collections throughout Europe. The species as a whole is classed as `Near Threatened', with numbers dropping in the wild due to habitat loss and hunting.
Birth: 7 June 2007
Five Cheetah cubs have been born - 3 males and 2 females - to mum Etna and father Cooper, the first to been born at the park. A key factor in breeding this species is allowing the females a wide choice of mates. To this end, Etna was temporarily moved to the sister collection at Banham Zoo, and this is where the cubs were conceived. Mother and cubs were initially held `off show' in a special breeding facility to give them privacy, but now (August) have access to an area where visitors can see them.
Birth: 7 February 2007
Baby Rock Hyrax born
Arrival: 7 February 2007
New group of Spiny Mice are now on show in the Discovery Centre.
Birth: 7 November 2006
Three lion cubs born.
Birth: 23 May 2006
Baby Leopard Tortoise born.
Notes:
Where possible, the dates given are for the event itself, but some zoos do not make this information available, when the date of announcement is used instead.
Seasons: Winter = Jan - Mar, Spring = Apr - Jun, Summer = Jul - Sept, Autumn = Oct - Dec.
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