Zoo News Archive
Summer 2010
Birth: Colchester Zoo
July
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Three Crowned Crane chicks have hatched, to parents Wonky and Willow. |
Birth: Paradise Park
July
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An African Crowned Crane chick has hatched, and is being hand-reared (off-show) by keepers. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
July
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A baby male Black Wildebeest (or White-tailed Gnu) has been born, to parents Malaga and Lazar. |
Death: Blair Drummond Safari Park and Adventure Park
July
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Dickie, the Southern White Rhino, has sadly passed away. At 41 he'd had a long and happy life, and arrived at the park in 1996. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
July
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Four baby Yemen Chameleons have been born, the first at the Park. Two Yellow Mongoose have also been born. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
July
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Five baby Meerkats have been born. |
Arrival: Paradise Wildlife Park
July
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Recent arrivals include: two young (hand reared) Meerkats, a pair of African Pygmy Hedgehogs, and a young albino Skunk called Pink. A young (six weeks old) Bactrian Camel called Houdini has also arrived following the loss of his mother. |
Birth: Chessington World of Adventures
July
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A baby female Scimitar-Horned Oryx called Mukisa has been born, to parents Olivia and Liam. They will live in the new Wanyama Village & Reserve area, along with other African species such as Grevy's Zebra and Sitatunga antelope. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
July
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A male baby California Sea Lion called Riley has been born, the third for mum Zook. |
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
July
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Five African Pygmy Goat kids have been born; two sets of twins and a singleton. |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
July
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Five Northern Cheetah cubs have been born, the first for mum Dubai and also the first to be born in the UK. Great news for the European breeding programme for this Critically Endangered species, with less than 250 left in the wild. The cubs (3 males and 2 females) have been named Itjane, Sanne, Tiata, Rabaa and Khamssa. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
Summer
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Three baby Visayan Warty Pigs have been born, great news for this Critically Endangered species. |
Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park
Summer
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A 5-year-old male European Grey Wolf called Puika has arrived, to join resident female Elara in the new Wolf Wood enclosure. |
Birth: Highland Wildlife Park
Summer
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Other births so far this year include: 2 Mishmi Takin, Bukhara Deer and Red Deer. |
Arrival: Isle of Wight Zoo
Summer
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A male Black Lemur called Mitzio (also affectionately known as Scrappy) has arrived, to join resident females Adala and Aprilly. |
Birth: Chester Zoo
Summer
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Recent births include Bush Dogs, a Porcupine, a Black Stork, a Victorian Crowned Pigeon and 3 Visayan Warty Pigs. |
Birth: Banham Zoo
Summer
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A baby male Giraffe has been born, the second baby for mum Fiona and the first male to be born in the group. |
Arrival: Howletts: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience
Summer
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A one-year-old female Giant Anteater called Fidji has arrived from Beauval Zoo, France, to join Zet the male (who arrived last year) once her quarantine period is over. |
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.