Zoo News Archive
Spring 2007
Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park
2
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Baby Black Lemur born to parents Kiva and Zip. |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
April
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Four Bactrian Camel calves (3 females, 1 male) have been born. Named Genghis, Georgia, Gypsy and Ginny, they were born to mothers Jubilee, Hayley, Clarissa and Sherry. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
April
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A young female Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby has arrived from Holland, to join the existing group of 7 of this extremely rare species. |
Arrival: Beale Park
April
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The latest arrivals include a group of Yellow Mongooses, a pair of Tamarins, and a pair of Marmosets. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
April
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The two baby donkeys born in March have now been named Miles and Piers, after Blackpool's Golden Mile and its piers. |
Birth: Jedforest Deer and Farm Park
April
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A litter of Tamworth piglets has been born. |
Birth: Mole Hall Wildlife Park & Butterfly Pavilion
April
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Two Welsh Mountain lambs, called Dewy and Delilah, have been born. They are now being bottle-fed after being abandoned by their mother. |
Arrival: Welsh Mountain Zoo
April
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Chico the Macaw and Johnny Rock the Caracara have arrived to join the flying display. |
Birth: Mole Hall Wildlife Park & Butterfly Pavilion
April
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Three domestic goslings have hatched, and are doing well. |
Birth: Linton Zoological Gardens
April
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Baby White-Collared Lemur called Akisa has been born |
Arrival: Edinburgh Zoo
April
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A pair of White-Lipped Deer have arrived, to become the only ones in the UK. The species is the subject of a European breeding programme, and originates from Tibet, the Himalayas, and parts of China, where they are threatened by loss of habitat due to human expansion. |
Arrival: Edinburgh Zoo
April
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A pair of Visayan warty pigs have arrived, to become the only ones in Scotland. The species is severely threatened in its native Visayan Islands in the Philippines due to hunting and habitat destruction. It is also the subject of a European breeding programme. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
April
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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. |
Arrival: Knowsley Safari Park
April
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A young female Red River Hog called `Princess' has arrived to join the resident boar. She was hand reared at Chester Zoo and has now settled in well. |
Birth: Beale Park
April
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Twin baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs born, to parents Rosie and Sam. These are the first baby lemurs since the group arrived in December 2005. |
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.