Zoo News Archive
Winter 2009
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
27
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Two baby Red River Hogs have been born, to mum Ruby. |
Birth: Chester Zoo
25
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Over 40 baby Mission Golden-Eyed Tree Frogs have been born - the first at the zoo |
Arrival: The Butterfly and Wildlife Park
24
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Two Curly Coated Piglets have arrived. |
Birth: Beale Park
21
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Twin baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs have been born, the second set for mum Rosie |
Birth: Curraghs Wildlife Park
19
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Two baby Capybaras have been born. |
Death: Chessington World of Adventures
19
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Boris the Californian Sealion has sadly died at the grand old age (for a Sealion) of 28. |
Arrival: Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary
18
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Two Chimpanzees, called Joey and Tubman, have arrived from the now closed Mole Hall Wildlife Park. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
14
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A female baby Chimpanzee called Talia has been born, the second for mum Tekita and bringing the group up to 8.. |
Birth: Edinburgh Zoo
March
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Three baby Gelada Baboons have been born, the first for the zoo. They have been named Chandu, Chibale and Chiku, to reflect the Ethiopian origin of this species, where they are endangered by habitat loss and hunting. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
March
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A baby male Philippine Spotted Deer has been born. His mother was already pregnant when she arrived a few weeks ago. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
March
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Four Black Wildebeest, two males and two females, have arrived from Zoo Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic. They are to take up residence in the new African Savanna mixed species exhibit which is to open for Easter. Newquay is the only zoo in the UK to hold this endangered species. |
Arrival: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
March
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Four young (about 6 months) Frilled Lizards have arrived. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
March
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A baby female Bactrian Camel has been born. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
March
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A pair of young Carpathian Lynx have arrived to start a new breeding group for this endangered European species.The female, Willow, came from the Czech Republic and the male, Boomer, from Switzerland. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
March
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A baby male Capybara called Wilson has been born, to parents Celia and Clyde. |
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.