Zoo News Archive
Spring 2009
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
June
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A pair of Fishing Cats, called Ping (female) and Bing (male), have arrived from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park as part of the breeding programme for this endangered species. One of the largest of the lesser cats, they are unusual in having webbed paws, making them excellent swimmers. |
Arrival: Chester Zoo
June
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Two Californian Sealions, Hella and Lara, have arrived from Munich and Nuremburg (respectively), Germany, |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
June
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Three Californian Sea Lion pups have been born, to mothers Stella, Holly and Ariel, and Dad Wesley. Snickers, who was born in 2007, has also moved to Rotterdam Zoo as part of the European breeding programme. |
Birth: London Zoo
June
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A pair of Tawny Frogmouth chicks have hatched. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
June
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A male Crowned Sifaka called Youssou has arrived from Besancon Museum in France, and is currently undergoing quarantine before joining the Madagascar exhibit. |
Birth: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
June
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Twin baby Red Pandas have been born. Update: the cubs have now been named Cai (female) and Liang (male). |
Birth: Chester Zoo
June
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This year's births so far include: Yellow Mongoose triplets, Red River Hog triplets, Four Banded Mongoose. |
Arrival: Beale Park
June
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A pair of Cotton Top Tamarins called Mogwai and Gizmo have arrived from Marwell Zoo, as part of a breeding programme. |
Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
June
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Maggie, a 2-year-old Red Panda has arrived from Curraghs Wildlife Park, Isle of Man. She was orphaned at 1 month old when her mother died of bone cancer and was then hand-reared by her keeper. She has come to Whipsnade as part of the European breeding programme, to be joined by a suitable male when one can be found. |
Arrival: Chester Zoo
June
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Two Bactrian Camels, Ider and Shanshan have arrived from Denmark, to join the resident Becky. |
Arrival: Chester Zoo
June
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Dicky the Okapi has returned after a 2-year secondment to London Zoo. |
Arrival: Beale Park
June
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A group of eight young female Coatis have arrived from Marwell Zoo, and have moved in with the new Racoons.. |
Birth: Knowsley Safari Park
June
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A baby Camel has been born, as has a North American Bison calf and an Ankole calf. Two more Axis Deer calves have also been born, bringing this year's total up to 7. |
Birth: Chessington World of Adventures
27
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A male Andean Condor chick has hatched and is being successfully reared by his parents, Quito and Chester. This makes him the first such chick to be parent reared in the UK for 12 years. |
Death: Chester Zoo
27
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Fey, the 7-year-old female Giraffe has sadly died during an operation to investigate a serious abdominal problem. |
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.