Zoo News Archive
Spring 2009
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
April
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A baby male Bactrian Camel has been born. Good news for this Critically Endangered species, with possibly less than 1,000 left in the wild. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
April
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Two Humboldt Penguin chicks have been born. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
April
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Four baby Capybaras have been born, to parents Hayley and Bugsy. |
Arrival: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
April
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A group of Magellanic Penguins, including males and females of breeding age and jeuveniles, have arrived from Madrid Zoo and Selwo Wildlife park, Spain, to take up residence in the new Penguin Pool which is due to be officially opened in July. This marks the return of Penguins to Blackpool after an absence of over 12 years, and Blackpool is one of only 5 zoos in Europe to keep this species of Penguin. |
Arrival: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
April
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A pair of Brazilian Tapirs called Summer and Ronaldo have arrived, as part of the European Breeding Programme for this Vulnerable species. This makes a return to the zoo for the species after an absence of 10 years. |
Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
April
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A female African White Rhino has arrived from Germany. A female Onager (wild ass) has also arrived. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
April
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Three Harvest Mice have arrived, to start a new breeding group for this threatened native British species. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
April
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There have been a number of births in the Familiar Friends section, including two Southdown lambs and a variety of chicks and ducklings. |
Birth: Knowsley Safari Park
April
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Two baby Marmosets have been born, along with 5 more Meerkats. |
Birth: Beale Park
Spring
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Four baby Pygmy Goats (including a set of twins), five baby Ouessant sheep, and four baby Cameroon Sheep have been born. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
Spring
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Six Penguin chicks have been born. Update, July 4: two more chicks (twins) have hatched, making a total of eight, divided evenly between the two Penguin enclosures. The new chicks have been named Indie and Panda, while the other chicks have also been named: Chilly, Domino, Surf, Polka, Mojo and Inca. |
Depart: Highland Wildlife Park
Spring
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Three Wolves have been moved to Edinburgh Zoo. The remaining male has been joined by a female from the Scottish Deer Centre to form a new breeding pair. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
Spring
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A group of Wallabies have arrived from Woburn Safari Park, to take up residence in the new Wallaby Walkabout enclosure. |
Birth: Highland Wildlife Park
Spring
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Spring births so far include two baby Japanese Snow Monkeys, a European Elk calf and a Bison calf. |
Birth: Banham Zoo
Spring
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A number of primate babies have been born so far this year, including: a Saki Monkey, Colobus Monkey, Goeldi's Monkey, Emperor Tamarin, Golden Lion Tamarin, Golden Headed Lion Tamarin. Pygmy Marmoset, Geoffroy's Marmoset, and a Siamang Gibbon. Several other species have also produced babies, including Meerkats, Llamas, Goats, and Kangaroos.. |
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.