Zoo News Archive
Spring 2009
Birth: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
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Spring births so far include two Red-Necked Wallaby joeys and three European Eagle Owl chicks. |
Birth: Knowsley Safari Park
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Four more Axis Deer calves have been born, making a total of 5 so far this year. |
Death: Belfast Zoo
May
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Jack the 17-year-old white Tiger has sadly had to be put to sleep as a result of rapidly deteriorating health, including weight loss and growth of a tumour on his neck.. |
Birth: London Zoo
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Two baby Flamingos called Little and Large have been born, and are being hand-reared by keepers. Unfortunately they don't appear to like the colour pink, a fact discovered when they were introduced to a pink Flamingo puppet as part of the process of introducing them to solid foods. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
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Four male Azara's Agoutis have arrived from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
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Bactrian Camels have arrived from Edinburgh Zoo, and should be on show within a few weeks. |
Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
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A baby Western Lowland Gorilla has been born, to mum Mumba and dad Djala. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
May
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This spring's births so far include: 4 baby Slender-Tailed Meerkats; 3 baby Otters; twin baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs; a baby Yellow Mongoose; 10 baby Striped Skunks; and several White Stork chicks. |
Birth: Howletts: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
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A baby Grizzled Leaf Monkey has been born, to mum Mojang and father Sianak. Great new for this Critically Endangered species. |
Arrival: Edinburgh Zoo
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Three male European Wolves have arrived from the Highland Wildlife Park, making a return of this species to the zoo after a 16-year absence. |
Depart: Colchester Zoo
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Kito, the first baby Elephant to be born at the zoo, will soon (early June) move to Dvur Zoo in the Czech Republic as part of a breeding programme. Kito was born in December 2002, to parents Tembo and Tanya. |
Birth: Twycross Zoo
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Four Humboldt Penguin chicks have been born, to two sets of parents. One chick from each nest has been hand-reared as an insurance measure owing to the inexperience of the parent birds. |
Birth: Bristol Zoo Gardens
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A baby female Ring-Tailed Lemur has been born, to parents Roxy and Snout. |
Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
May
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Two baby Guinea Baboons have been born, and five more are imminent. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
May
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Three Nyala Antelope have arrived, to take up residence in the new African Savanna exhibit. |
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.