Zoo News Archive

Summer 2011

Birth: Bristol Zoo Gardens

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September
2011

A baby Western Lowland Gorilla named Kukena (pronounced "Kookenga") has been born, to mother Salome, her third. Her previous baby, Komale, was born in December 2006 after fertility treatment, but this time Kukena was conceived naturally. Jock, the zoo's silverback, is father to both.

Update, 30 November: Kukena is now known to be a boy.

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Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park

26
September
2011

A baby Azaraes Agouti has been born.

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Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

17
September
2011

Two Red River Hog piglets, brother and sister, have been born to first-time parents Maarta and Chiwanda.

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Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

14
September
2011

A Common Hippo calf has been born, the first for parents Lola and Hoover. The calf is believed to be female, but this is as yet unconfirmed; in the meantime the youngster has been nicknamed Hula, a combination of its parents' names.

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Birth: Longleat Safari Park

10
September
2011

Four Lion cubs have been born to first-time mum Malaika. They have been named Simba and Nala, after the Disney film characters, and Enzi and Nyota.

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Birth: Beale Park

8
September
2011

Baby Yellow Mongoose twins have been born, to mum Matilda. They are believed to have been born in July, but have only now started to emerge from their burrow accompanied by their parents. These are the first of this species to have been born at the Park.

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

5
September
2011

Three baby Meerkats have been born, the eighth litter of pups for mum Pippa and dad Robbie.

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Birth: Edinburgh Zoo

2
September
2011

Three Chinese Cochin Red Junglefowl chicks have hatched over the last few months, and can now be seen in the new Brilliant Birds walkthrough enclosure. Pure-bred members of this species are rare, both in captivity and in the wild, due to interbreeding with the domestic chicken, of which it is an ancestor.

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Birth: London Zoo

1
September
2011

A baby Francois Langur monkey has been born, to first-time mum Lu Lu. Great news for this Critically Endangered species.

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Birth: Welsh Mountain Zoo

September
2011

Cotton Top Tamarin twins have been born.

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Birth: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park

September
2011

A litter of Otter cubs have been born.

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Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

September
2011

A baby male Malayan Tapir called Kejutan has been born to parents Lidaeng and Hunter, mum's second and the 9th for the Park.

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Arrival: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

September
2011

Janu and Juva, two young bull Elephants, have arrived from Howletts, where they were born, to learn from resident mature bull Kruger.

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Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens

September
2011

The many bird births this year include Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Elliiot's Pheasant, Reeves Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Temmink's Tragopan, Vietnamese Pheasant, Waldropp Ibis, Northern Bald Ibis, Mandarin Duck, Chestnut Breasted Teal and Marbled Teal.

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Birth: London Zoo

September
2011

A pair of Asian Lion cubs have been born, the second for parents Abi and Lucifer in 2 years. The cubs have been nicknamed Pumpkin and Spook until they can be sexed and given permanent names.

Update Dec 2011: The cubs are both female and have now been named Indi and Heidi.

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Notes:

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