Zoo News Archive
Spring 2007
Birth: Drusillas Park
April
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Two Kookaburra chicks have hatched. |
Birth: Howletts Wild Animal Park
April
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Three Red River Hog piglets (all males) have been born, to parents Tafika and Gosho. |
Birth: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
April
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Sacred Ibis and White Stork chicks hatched. More lemur babies born: 4 Black & White Ruffed, and 2 Red Ruffed Six Grey Kangaroo joeys born. 10 White Fronted Wallaby joeys born 3 baby Otters born. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
April
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More European Forest Reindeer have arrived, to join the existing bachelor group started last year. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
April
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The two baby donkeys born in March have now been named Miles and Piers, after Blackpool's Golden Mile and its piers. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
April
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Four domestic Yak have arrived. |
Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park
April
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Wallaby joey born, to mum Wilma. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
April
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Two Ring-Tailed Lemurs have been born, to separate mothers. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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Twin Red-Handed Tamarins have been born. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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Three baby Wallabies have been born. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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A Potoroo joey has been born. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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Two Kune Kune piglets, called Rusty and Peppa, have been born. |
Birth: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
Spring
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Two baby Black Lemurs, the first for the park, have been born, to different mothers. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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Two Laysan Teal ducklings have hatched. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
Spring
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Five Humboldt Penguin chicks have hatched, good news for the International Breeding Programme for this endangered species. |
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.