Zoo News Archive
Summer 2009
Birth: Beale Park
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Three baby Red Breasted Geese have hatched, the first of their kind to be born at the park for five years. |
Birth: London Zoo
July
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A pair of baby Asian Lions have been born to parents Abi and Lucifer, the first in 10 years for London Zoo. Mother Abi was the last cub to be born at the zoo. Great news for this critically endangered species, with less than 300 left in the wild. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
July
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More births this year include: 3 baby Squirrel Monkeys, 6 baby Barbary Monkeys, a baby Red-bellied Lemur, another Przewalski foal, 2 Pygmy Goat kids, a Penguin chick, a Lorikeet chick.. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
July
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Two Owston's Civet cubs have been born. Great news for this endangered species. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
July
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Six baby Royal Pythons have hatched. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
July
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Three Californian Sea Lion pups have been born. |
Birth: London Zoo
July
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A baby Slender Loris has been born, the first at the zoo for 13 years. The baby's sex is as yet unknown; it will be named Sam if male, or Maya if female in the meantime it has been named Samaya. |
Arrival: London Zoo
July
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Three giant Galapagos Tortoises have arrived, to take up residence in the new Giants of the Galapagos exhibit. The group consists of Dirk, a 70-year-old male, and females Dolly (16) and Dolores (14). |
Birth: The Living Rainforest
July
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A clutch of Ringed Teal chicks have been born. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
July
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A baby Moloch Gibbon has been born to experienced parents Assini and Omar. Good news for this endangered species, with only about 2500 left in the wild and only 8 zoos care for the species. They are threatened by habitat loss: only about 4% of their original habitat remains. |
Birth: Beale Park
July
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Seven Madagascar Teal ducklings have hatched, great news for this endangered species, one of 12 duck species on the endangered list. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
July
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A baby Miniature Donkey called Megan has been born, to parents Miss Ellie and Dylan. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
July
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A group of 7 male Squirrel Monkeys have arrived from Colchester Zoo. They are all brothers, from 8 months to 2 years old. |
Birth: Edinburgh Zoo
July
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Four Chilean Flamingo chicks have hatched. This matches the previous record set in 2006 at the zoo, but another 5 are expected to hatch in the next few weeks. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
July
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A second clutch of Blue Bellied Roller chicks have hatched, making a total of five this year. The Park is the only collection in Europe successfully breeding this 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.