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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Beale Park, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Birth: July 2008
Several peafowl chicks have been born, to two different mothers, and they can be seen following their mothers as they roam around the Park.
Birth: July 2008
A baby Pygmy Goat called Martimite has been born, to first-time mum Sierra.
Birth: July 2008
Two Rhea chicks have hatched, to different mothers. They are being hand-reared after being left to fend for themselves.
Birth: July 2008
Twin Red-Handed Tamarins have been born, to parents Marvin and Michelle, who only joined the Park last year.
Arrival: Winter 2008
A pair of Capybaras, called Peggy-Sue and Boris, have arrived.
Arrival: April 2007
The latest arrivals include a group of Yellow Mongooses, a pair of Tamarins, and a pair of Marmosets.
Birth: April 2007
A baby male Alpaca, and a Ushant lamb have been born.
Birth: April 2007
Twin baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs born, to parents Rosie and Sam. These are the first baby lemurs since the group arrived in December 2005.
Birth: March 2007
Emu chicks have been born.
Birth: 29 July 2006
Baby Cameroon Sheep called Tommy born.
Birth: Summer 2006
Baby Berkshire Pig born.
Three baby British Giant Rabbits born.
Four baby meerkats born, the first to be born in their new enclosure.
Four baby Pygmy Goats born.
Six new Peacock chicks born, to two hens.
Arrival: Summer 2006
Twenty four Guinea Pigs have arrived in Pets Corner.
Arrival: Summer 2006
Family of Kunekune pigs (mum, dad, and 4 piglets) arrived from Merrist Wood Agricultural College. To remain at Beale Park until September.
Two ponies, Bubble and Squeak, also visiting from Merrist Wood.
Five new Rheas have arrived to join the existing flock.
Four Prairie Dogs have arrived, and taken up residence in the old meerkat enclosure. They are to get a new enclosure in 2007.
Arrival: 31 May 2006
The new Ring-tailed Lemurs' enclosure has now been officially opened.
Move: Spring 2006
The family of 4 meerkats have moved to their new, larger enclosure.
Birth: November 2005
Two rare Mountain Peacock Pheasant chicks born, making Beale Park one of only two facilities in the UK to have successfully bred this endangered species. The chicks will be reared in the Park until their first birthday, when they will be moved to another collection for exchange of bloodline, to help the international Studbook breeding programme.
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.
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