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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Marwell Zoological Park, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Marwell Zoological Park Details
Birth: 6 June 2008
A second baby Giraffe has been born. This one's female too and has been named Tiye. Her mum is Mary.
Birth: 2 June 2008
A rare baby Okapi has been born. The calf is female and has been named Hazina. Her mum Zukisa has previously successfully raised two male calves.
Arrival: June 2008
A pair of Marabou Storks have arrived on breeding loan from Edinburgh Zoo.
Birth: 23 May 2008
A baby Pygmy Marmoset has been born.
Birth: 14 May 2008
A baby female Giraffe called Christa has been born, the fifth for mum Matilda. Christopher, the father, sadly died last year. A new male, Kismet, a pure-bred Rothschild Giraffe like Matilda, recently arrived to replace him.
Birth: May 2008
An albino baby Bennett's Wallaby has been born.
Birth: 15 April 2008
Two Dwarf Forest Buffalo calves have been born. A female called Ellen was born on the 15th, a male called Lewis on the 19th.
Birth: 24 March 2008
Two baby Meerkats have been born, to parents Sharon and Chico.
Birth: 9 February 2008
A baby Douroucouli (Owl Monkey) called Curraray has been born, to experienced parents Xingu and Tigre.
Birth: 18 November 2007
A female Amur Leopard cub called Kiska has been born, to parents Ascha and Akin. This species is one of the rarest big cats in the world, with less than 35 remaining in the wild, so the birth is very good news for the European breeding programme.
Birth: 30 September 2007
A female baby Mishmi Takin called Mei-ling has been born to parents Mulan and Mooshu. This is the first time a baby of this seriously endangered species has been born in the UK. It is unknown how many are left in the wild, but their numbers are in decline due to habitat loss from farming, mining and logging operations.
Birth: September 2007
Two female Somali Wild Ass foals, called Nadifa and Jahzara, have been born to mums Possa and Tikva. This species is critically endangered with only a few hundred left in the wild, so these new births are good news for the breeding programme.
Birth: Summer 2007
Babies born so far this year include:
13 Ring-Tailed Coatis, to dad Ringo and mums Lilly, Poppy, Honey and Treacle
Several Grevy's Zebra foals
Meerkats
Ocelots
Scimitar-Horned Oryx
Sable Antelope
Nyala
Warthog
Birth: April 2007
Twin Golden Lion Tamarins have been born, an important addition to the world population of this highly endangered species. They bring Marwell's group to a total of 9.
Birth: 8 March 2007
Baby male Giraffe has been born, the second at the zoo this year, to mother Biffa and father Christopher. This brings Marwell's herd to 14, making it the largest in the UK. He has now been named Mutota.
Birth: 27 February 2007
Cotton-top Tamarin twins born and doing well. Named Zambrono and Tolu, the twins are the fourth for parents Magdalena and Cauca. Marwell has been particularly successful breeding these little monkeys, one of the most endangered monkey species in the world, having now produced over 50.
Birth: 22 February 2007
Baby male Giraffe has been born, to mother Grace, and father Christopher. The baby has now been named Khama.
Depart: 8 February 2007
Nika the young female Amur Tiger, born at Marwell on October 2004, has moved to Howletts Zoo to join the European Breeding Programme for this critically endangered species.
Birth: 25 December 2006
A male Nyala calf called Brian has been born, the third for mum Ann. He will stay at Marwell for a year or so.
Birth: 4 November 2006
Male Giraffe calf has been born. The baby is mother Matilda's fourth.
Birth: October 2006
Sooty the Goeldi's Monkey has given birth to a baby. She has had 5 babies, but the previous ones failed to survive. All is going well with this one, however.
Arrival: October 2006
A colony of 154 Partula Snails has arrived, to go on show in 2007. There are (or were) nearly 100 different species of Partula Snail, but 60 have become extinct in the wild in the last 10 years. Marwell's colony is of one of the extinct species and represents half the world population - the other half is at Whipsnade.
Birth: September 2006
Two Nyala have been born, a male and a female, to different mothers.
Arrival: September 2006
Four young Kleinmann's Tortoises have arrived from Chester Zoo, and a further four are due from Bristol., all as part of a European Breeding programme. Marwell will ultimately retain a breeding pair, and the rest will be passed on to oher zoos.
Birth: September 2006
Five baby Mara, an large deer-like rodent from South America, have been born, bringing Marwell's group up to 25.
Birth: August 2006
Two Ocelot kittens, Carlos and Cafu, have now been allowed out into their enclosure, following completion of their vaccinations. The kittens were born 23 April to parents Libby and Manduri.
Arrival: July 2006
A pair of Asian Short-clawed Otters has arrived, marking the return of the species to Marwell Zoo after a long absence.
Birth: 21 June 2006
A male baby Takin has been born, the first in the UK of this endangered species, an unusual type of goat-antelope. He has been named Chien Po and can be seen with parents Mulan and Mooshu in the Roof of the World exhibit; the species come from the eastern Himalyan forests.
Birth: June 2006
Two Somali Wild Ass foals have been born. The female, Jamila, was born on 5 June, and the male, Malik, was born on 15 June. Marwell Zoo has now bred 10 of these critically endangered animals - possibly the rarest species at the zoo.
Birth: 11 May 2006
Baby Pygmy Hippo has been born. The baby is called Sirana, and can been seen along with her parents, Wendy and Antone in the Semi-Aquatic Mammal House.
Arrival: May 2006
Three young Emus have arrived from Cricket St. Thomas, along with an egg that has now hatched (on 6 May). The baby has been named Humbug.
Birth: April 2006
Two baby Crested Porcupine born in the Into Africa house.
Open: 29 March 2006
The new Heart of Africa exhibit is now open, along with a new raised walkway and viewing platform into the Giraffe enclosure. The new animal house features Bongo, Congo Buffalo, Nile Monitor Lizards. Potto (a type of Primate), and an aquarium with fish from Lake Malawi.
Birth: 26 January 2006
Male Okapi calf, called Shomari, born, the second for mother Zukisa.
Arrival: January 2006
A Giant Anteater called Ernesto has arrived from Vienna Zoo
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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