Zoo News Archive
Spring 2010
Birth: Edinburgh Zoo
19
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A baby L'Hoest's Monkey has been born, the second for it's mum. The baby has yet to be sexed, and therefore named. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
19
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A baby female Rothschild Giraffe called Nsia has been born, the sixth for mum Matilda and the first pure-bred birth at the zoo since 1997. |
Arrival: Twycross Zoo
13
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Boulas, a 23-year-old male silverback Western Lowland Gorilla , has arrived from Belfast Zoo, to join the two elderly resident females, Biddy and Bongo. |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
12
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A baby male Elephant has been born, the first for mum Karishma. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
10
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A baby Red-bellied Lemur has been born. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
6
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A female Giant Otter called Tupi has arrived from Leipzig Zoo. She will hopefully be joined by a mate in the near future. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
6
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A group of Black Howler Monkeys have arrived. |
Birth: Paradise Wildlife Park
4
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A baby Brazilian Tapir called Thiago has been born, the third for parents Gabriella and Temoko |
Birth: Twycross Zoo
3
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A baby male Tufted Deer has been born, to parents Michelle and Mitch. |
Death: Colchester Zoo
1
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Subu the 20-year-old male African Lion has sadly been put to sleep. He had been suffering from chronic active spinal arthritis. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
1
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Annie the Pygmy Goat has given birth to triplets. |
Arrival: Belfast Zoo
April
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A pair of Visayan Warty Pigs called Malcolm and Mabel have arrived, to form a new breeding pair as part of the breeding programme for this Critically Endangered species, the most endangered of all pigs. |
Arrival: London Zoo
April
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Marilyn, a Two-toed Sloth, has arrived from Holland to join Prince, the resident male, to replace his previous "mate" Sheila when it was discovered that "she" was actually also male! |
Death: Belfast Zoo
April
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Minky the female Andean Bear has sadly passed away. At 21 she was one of the oldest of her species in European zoos, and the combination of her old age and a malignant tumour were responsible for her death. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
April
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A baby Eastern Bongo has been born, to parents Fern and Embu. Great news for this Critically Endangered species, which has less than 140 left in the wild. The baby has been named Eggbert. |
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.