Zoo News Archive
Spring 2008
Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
April
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Sloth Bears have arrived. |
Birth: Welsh Mountain Zoo
April
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A baby rare Welsh Mountain Goat called Scooby has been born. He is being hand-reared after rejection by his mother Stumpy. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
April
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A pair of Emperor Tamarins callen Mr Miyagi and Waxon have now been released into their new enclosure, following completion of their 6-month quarantine period. |
Birth: London Zoo
April
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A baby White-Naped Mangabey Monkey called Conchita has been born, only the second in the UK. Good news for this critically endangered species. She was to be born by emergency caesarean and her mother, Leonie, was too ill to bond with her in the first few days, so she is being hand-reared by keepers. It is hoped to re-introduce her to her mum, dad Lucky, and housemate Bella in their enclosure within about a month. |
Arrival: London Zoo
April
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Mjukuu (Jookie), a nine-year-old female Gorilla, has arrived to join Bobby and two other females, Effie and Zaire in Gorilla Kingdom. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
April
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Five female European Forest Reindeer and three Elk have arrived. |
Birth: Bristol Zoo Gardens
April
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A baby male Southern Pudu has been born to parents Bramble and Demitrio. This is the smallest deer species and is classified as vulnerable, due to habitat loss in their native lowland temperate rainforests of Chile and south-west Argentina. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
April
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Recent births include: A baby Bongo called Kamili, A baby de Brazza Monkey, Baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs, A baby Silvery Marmoset, A baby Red River Hog, Four Reindeer calves. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
April
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Baby Patas Monkeys have been born, to three different mothers. |
Arrival: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
April
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Recent arrivals include: A female Great Grey Owl from Chester Zoo, to join the existing male, Two White Agile Wallabies, two Capybara, and some Blue-Crowned Conures from other UK zoos, A female Zebra called Helene from Prague Zoo, to join Lucas and Bettie the resident Hartmanns Zebras. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
Spring
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14 Humboldt Penguin chicks have hatched. |
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.