Zoo News Archive
Autumn 2011
Birth: Welsh Mountain Zoo
October
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Three Azara's Agoutis have been born |
Birth: Edinburgh Zoo
October
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A baby female Malayan Tapir called Nadira has been born, the fourth offspring for parents Sayang (mum) and Ka (dad). |
Arrival: Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre
October
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Two Marmosets, a 6-month-old female and a 2-year-old male, have arrived, having been seized from a private flat in Plymouth by the RSPCA. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
October
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19 baby Boa Constrictors have been born. |
Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
October
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A baby Defassa Waterbuck and a baby European Bison have been born, within a couple of days of each other. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
October
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Recent births include, Meerkat pups, a Capybara and Cotton-top Tamarin twins. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
October
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A baby male Brazilian Tapir has been born, to mum Summer. He has been named Lil Ron after his dad Ronaldo, who sadly died last month from an acute illness. |
Depart: Newquay Zoo
October
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Phylis, a Philippine Spotted Deer born last year, has moved to Fuengirola Zoo, Spain to form a new breeding pair. |
Arrival: Curraghs Wildlife Park
Autumn
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A female European Elk called Willow has arrived from the Highland Wildlife Park. |
Arrival: Howletts: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
Autumn
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A female Snow Leopard called Ziva has arrived from Banham Zoo where she was born, to join a male who also recently arrived from France. It is hoped they will form a successful breeding pair. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
Autumn
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Black-necked Crowned Cranes have arrived, hopefully to form a successful breeding pair for this threatened species, which was recently ugraded to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. |
Death: Paradise Park
Autumn
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Pandora the Red Panda has sadly passed away. She was born at Colchester Zoo in July 1997 and came to Paradise Park in 1998. Over the years she produced several cubs that have since gone to other zoos in the UK, and many have produced young of their own. |
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.