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Below are the news reports for Howletts Wild Animal Park, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Howletts Wild Animal Park Details
Birth: August 2008
Four Clouded Leopard cubs have been born, to two sets of parents.
Birth: August 2008
Four Iberian Wolf cubs have been born.
Birth: March 2008
Recent births include:
A Moloch Gibbon,
A Lion-Tailed Macaque
A female African Elephant, to mother Tammi.
Birth: October 2007
A very rare baby Grizzled Leaf Monkey has been born, the first for both mum Mojang and the Park. Howletts is the only zoo outside Indonesia to have this species, which is very difficult to breed in captivity. And under threat in the wild from habitat loss.
Birth: 8 June 2007
A baby Giant Anteater has been born to parents Rio and Monty. This species is endangered in the wild due to hunting.
Arrival: May 2007
A male Sifaka Lemur has arrived, one of only 20 in captivity, and the only one in the UK.
Death: May 2007
Sounda the 22 year old Western Lowland Gorilla and one of the original seven Gorillas brought from the Congo has sadly and suddenly died of peritonitis. This has left her one year old baby Oundi, who was still very dependant on her mother for protection and emotional support, alone, motherless, and extremely distressed. Keepers introduced another female and her offspring in the hope that they would bond with the baby, but were amazed when they spotted Oundi being carried about and protected by her five year old brother, Kouyou! See the Howletts website for the full version of this very touching story.
Birth: 5 April 2007
Two Clouded Leopard cubs have been born; valuable additions to this rare species.
Birth: April 2007
Three Red River Hog piglets (all males) have been born, to parents Tafika and Gosho.
Depart: November 2006
A pair of 2-year old Clouded Leopards have been moved to Phnom Tamao Zoological Garden and Rescue Centre in Cambodia. It is hoped that any offspring will be reintroduced to the wild.
Death: 15 August 2006
The magnificent male silverback Gorilla, Bitam, has sadly passed away from heart failure. He was one of the original Gorillas that began the breeding programme at Howletts, having arrived in August 1972 at about 1 year old. He has since sired 22 offspring.
Birth: 27 February 2006
A baby Moloch Gibbon has been born, a valuable addition to this the most endangered of all gibbon species. It is believed that there are less than 2000 remaining in the wild, and between them Howletts and Port Lympne are home to over half the captive population.
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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