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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Exmoor Zoological Park, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Exmoor Zoological Park Details
Birth: 9 May 2007
A second White-Naped Crane chick has hatched.
Birth: 6 May 2007
Baby North American Tree Porcupine born
Birth: 2 May 2007
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill chick hatched., to parents Brutus and Bronte, currently the only breeding pair in British zoos and part of the European Breeding Programme.
Birth: May 2007
A litter of five Skunk kittens have been born. Two of them, both females, are albinos.
Birth: 28 April 2007
Coucal chicks born, to parents who were the first to be born in captivity in Britain in April 2005.
Birth: 23 April 2007
Another set of baby Ring-Tailed Lemur twins born.
Birth: 7 April 2007
Muntjac Deer fawn born.
Birth: 6 April 2007
White-Naped Crane chick hatched.
Birth: 2 April 2007
Baby Black Lemur born to parents Kiva and Zip.
Birth: April 2007
Wallaby joey born, to mum Wilma.
Birth: 31 March 2007
Baby Ring-Tailed Lemur twins born.
Birth: 28 March 2007
Baby Maras born
Arrival: September 2006
A pair of Howler Monkeys, called Greeb and Wing have arrived. It is hoped that they might act as a form of burglar alarm, due to the loud screams they produce when disturbed or upset.
Birth: 30 July 2006
Baby Meerkat called Mali born, the first for his parents.
Return: July 2006
The two Geoffroys Marmosets stolen in March have been recovered from a house in Staffordshire, where they were seized by Police along with 15 other primates stolen from other zoos around the country.
Birth: 8 May 2006
Baby Diana Monkey called Filo born.
Birth: May 2006
Five Skunk kittens born, the first for the zoo. Two of them, both female, are albinos.
Theft: 19 March 2006
Eight parrots (four pairs), two Geoffroys Marmosets, and the entire colony of rare Black-Eared Marmosets, including two 4-week old babies, have been stolen. It is believed they were stolen to order, and will be easy to sell on.
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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