Zoo News Archive
Spring 2006
Birth: Belfast Zoo
April
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Baby Black & White Ruffed Lemur `Humbug' born. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
April
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Baby Humboldt's Penguin called `Ickle Pickle' has hatched and doing well, despite having to be hand-reared. |
Birth: Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre
April
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A baby Woolly Monkey has been born. Named Julio, he was rejected by his mum, Cuna. He will be hand-reared until ready to join one of the two Woolly Monkey groups at Monkey World, in about 2 months time. Only one Woolly Monkey baby in the world has previously been successfully hand-reared, but this one is doing well. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
April
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Two lion cubs, Malaika and Jasira were born at the end of 2005, and are now on show to visitors. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
April
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Two baby Crested Porcupine born in the Into Africa house. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
April
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Four male European Forest Reindeer have arrived from Scandinavia, to form a bachelor group as part of a conservation breeding programme.. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
Spring
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Two baby Ring-tailed Lemurs born in March and May. A third is expected in June. |
Open: Edinburgh Zoo
Spring
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A new viewing area for the zoo's Gentoo Penguin colony has been created. Called the Penguin Field Station, it is a covered area with timber and glass walls, and has been designed to simulate a real field station in the Falkland Islands. |
Move: Beale Park
Spring
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The family of 4 meerkats have moved to their new, larger enclosure. |
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.