Zoo News Archive
Summer 2007
Birth: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
July
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White-Fronted Brown Lemur twins have been born, the first babies of this species at the Park. More baby Ring-Tailed Lemurs have been born, making a total of 12 this year. Two more Grey Kangaroo joeys born, making 8 this year. Three Red Kangaroo joeys have been born. Two more White-Fronted Wallaby joeys born, making 12 this year. Two Agile Rock Wallaby joeys born. Two Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby joeys born. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
July
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The first group of Japanese Snow Monkeys have now arrived, and will be joined over the coming months by two further groups to bring the total up to around thirty. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
July
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A baby Lion-Tailed Macaque called Ripple has been born. |
Birth: London Zoo
July
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Two Tawny Frogmouth chicks have hatched. Produced by different mothers, Rita and Tig, in separate enclosures, but laid on the same day after a particularly wet weekend, the chicks have been named Thunder and Storm. |
Arrival: Welsh Mountain Zoo
July
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Two female European Brown Bears have arrived from Greece to join the existing female Yoghi. The new arrivals are 3-year-old sisters, called Athina and Fivi. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
July
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A baby Fossa cub has been born, the first at the zoo. A type of Mongoose, the Fossa is Madagascar's largest carnivore and resembles an elongated cat in appearance. With less than 2,500 left in the wild, the species is classified as Endangered and is the subject of a managed breeding programme. There are only about 100 in zoos worldwide, and only 5 other zoos in the UK have them. |
Arrival: Banham Zoo
July
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A young Kinkajou called Sparky has arrived, from a private collection where it was hand-reared following its birth in September 2006. Kinkajous are natives of the South American forests, and are under threat from hunting and habitat destruction. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
Summer
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Babies born so far this year include: 13 Ring-Tailed Coatis, to dad Ringo and mums Lilly, Poppy, Honey and Treacle Several Grevy's Zebra foals Meerkats Ocelots Scimitar-Horned Oryx Sable Antelope Nyala Warthog |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Summer
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A total of 126 Corncrake chicks have been raised this year by keepers, and released into the wild at the Nene Washes RSPB reserve near Peterborough. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
Summer
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A Yellow Asian Pond Turtle has hatched, the first time this critically endangered species has bred in Europe. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
Summer
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More births this year: A second Przewalski foal Several baby Barbary Monkeys Several baby Marmosets Several baby Squirrel Monkeys Several baby Wallabies |
Arrival: Drusillas Park
Summer
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A pair of Great Grey Owlets are due to arrive by the end of the summer, to replace Sage and Snuffles the Barn Owls, who are leaving. |
Arrival: Dudley Zoological Gardens
Summer
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Following the departure of her children, Sarah the Sumatran Tiger has been swapped with Raika from London Zoo. London Zoo had a genetically important pair of Tigers, but they have never bred, while the pair at Dudley have bred successfully but are no longer genetically important to the species because their children have also started breeding. The two females, who are of similar ages, have therefore been swapped in the hope that two new breeding pairs will be formed. |
Arrival: Dudley Zoological Gardens
Summer
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A female Toco Toucan has arrived from Chessington wildlife Park, and will go on show once has has completed quarantine procedures. A male Red Jungle Fowl and a Female Azure Winged Magpie have also arrived from Chessington, on breeding loan. |
Arrival: Dudley Zoological Gardens
Summer
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A female Snow Leopard called Tangra has arrived from Nordens Ark, Sweden to join Olympus the existing male. This follows the death of Nanga from renal failure earlier this year. |
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.