Zoo News Archive
Winter 2009
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
March
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The first births of the year include a Red-Necked Wallaby joey, an Eland calf and several baby Meerkats. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
March
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Three baby Warthogs have been born, to mum Tunip. |
Birth: London Zoo
March
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First time mum Martha the Meerkat has given birth to four babies. They will all be on show when the new Animal Adventure opens on 3 April. |
Birth: Knowsley Safari Park
March
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Births so far this year include: A Lechwe calf (28 March), An Eland calf (31 March), 7 Pere David's calves, and several baby Baboons. |
Arrival: Curraghs Wildlife Park
March
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More male Rodrigues Island Fruit Bats have arrived from London Zoo. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
March
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Four Bennett's Wallaby joeys have been born, and are now big enough to be peeking out of their mum's pouches. |
Arrival: London Zoo
March
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A pair of young Aardvarks, called Misha (18 months) and Kiyo (1 year) have arrived, to take up residence in the new Animal Adventure (Children's Zoo). These are the first Aardvarks at the zoo in 18 years. |
Birth: Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre
March
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A baby Golden-Cheeked Gibbon has been born, to parents Peanut and Pung-Yo. Update: the baby is female and has now been named Tia Nang. The whole family is set to become the first to be released back into the wild from Monkey World, via their rescue centre in Vietnam. |
Birth: Twycross Zoo
March
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Recent births include: 2 baby Pygmy Marmosets, Incaboo and Mazungo, to mum Peritass; 3 baby Meerkats to mum Tallula; A baby Pileated Gibbon called Violet, to mum Valentina. |
Arrival: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
14
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A female Brazilian Tapir has arrived and been introduced to the resident male. |
Arrival: Chessington World of Adventures
14
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Watt, an 18-month old male Binturong, has arrived from Paris to join Sunti, the female that was born here a year ago. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
13
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A baby male Ring-tailed Lemur has been born, to mum Jill. He has been named Darwin since he arrived just before the zoo's celebrations for Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. |
Arrival: Bristol Zoo Gardens
13
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A young female Aldabran Giant Tortoise called Matilda has arrived from London Zoo, to join the existing male Biggie in the hope that they will breed. |
Death: Chester Zoo
7
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Loja the Spectacled Bear has sadly died following an altercation with her mate, Sangay. |
Birth: Paignton Zoo
5
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Four Sumatran Tiger cubs have been born, to parents Tenang and Banda. Mother and cubs will be off-show for about 4-6 weeks to ensure they are not disturbed. Update: the cubs have now been named: Aryo (male), Bintang (male), Kemala (female), and Surya (female). |
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.
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