Zoo News Archive
Spring 2009
Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park
April
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A baby Skunk has been born. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
April
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A group of young Flamingos have arrived. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
April
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Two Humboldt Penguin chicks have been born. |
Arrival: Longleat Safari Park
April
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An Argentine Black and White Tegu (a type of reptile) called Diego has arrived and taken up residence in Pets Corner. |
Arrival: London Zoo
April
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Four Burbot fish have arrived. This species is the only freshwater member of the Cod family, and became extinct in British waters in the 1970s. |
Arrival: London Zoo
April
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A group of baby tropical White-Spotted Jellyfish have arrived from The Deep, Yorkshire to take up residence in the BUGS exhibit and hopefully breed in the future. |
Birth: Knowsley Safari Park
April
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Further births this year include: 4 Meerkats, an Axis Deer, another Baboon and more Pere David's deer. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
April
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Two young male Reindeer have arrived from Blackpool Zoo. They will initially be held off-show while they settle in before moving into the Children's Farmyard later this year. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
April
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A young male White Rhinoceros called Monty has arrived from Knowsley Safari Park. He joins Bull, one of the earliest residents of the park, and they should be joined by two young females later this year. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
April
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There have been a number of births in the Familiar Friends section, including two Southdown lambs and a variety of chicks and ducklings. |
Death: Colchester Zoo
April
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Shadow, the zoo's last remaining Zeedonk, has sadly been put to sleep due to rapidly deteriorating health. At 34 years old she was also extremely elderly. Three Zeedonks were born in the early 1970s as a result of accidental mating between a male Chapman's Zebra and a female Black Ass. |
Birth: The Butterfly and Wildlife Park
April
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Two Eurasian Eagle Owl chicks have been born, to parents Sybil and Basil. |
Arrival: Belfast Zoo
April
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A Giant Anteater has arrived from Edinburgh Zoo. A Capybara has also arrived. |
Arrival: Beale Park
April
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A group of four Racoons have arrived from Newquay Zoo, and are now on display in their new enclosure. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
April
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A baby male Scimitar Horned Oryx has been born. Great news for this endangered species. |
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.