Zoo News Archive

Winter 2008

Arrival: Drusillas Park

February
2008

A young male Chinchilla has arrived from the Mallydams Wood RSPCA Centre, Hastings, after being abandoned by its former owner, and rescued by a dog-walker.

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Arrival: Hamerton Zoo Park

February
2008

Two more female Reindeer and another female Bactrian Camel called Mareille have arrived.

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Birth: Tropical Wings Zoo, A World of Wildlife

February
2008

Six baby Egyptian Fruit Bats have been born.

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Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park

February
2008

Two baby Arapawa Goats have been born.

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Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park

February
2008

The second group of Japanese Snow Monkeys have arrived and, after an initial period of scrapping to sort out the hierarchy, appear to have settled in.

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Arrival: Longleat Safari Park

February
2008

A pet rat, now named Jules after its finder, was dumped in very poor condition at one of the Park's gates. It has now been carefully nursed back to health and, proving to be very good-natured and intelligent, is set to join the cast in the daily Meet the Creatures talks at Pets Corner.

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Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park

February
2008

Chandra, a male Asiatic Lion, has arrived from Bristol Zoo, to replace Sabu (who died last year) as Akela's mate. Chandra is also Sabu's brother, and was previously resident at the Park in 1994-6.

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Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park

February
2008

A pair of Red Pandas have arrived from Edinburgh Zoo.

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Birth: Hamerton Zoo Park

February
2008

Three Black-backed Jackal pups have been born.

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Arrival: Highland Wildlife Park

February
2008

Two young male Carpathian Lynx have arrived from Chemnitz Zoo, Germany.

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Arrival: Linton Zoological Gardens

February
2008

A young male Cotton-top Tamarin has arrived from Combe Martin Wildlife Park in Devon, to join the existing resident group..

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Arrival: Newquay Zoo

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January
2008

Two Red Pandas have arrived, to replace the existing male called Beijing who has gone to join a female at Dublin Zoo. Sandy, a 3 1/2 year old female, came from Dublin Zoo, and Julius, a 7 year old male, came from Marwell Zoo. It is hoped that they will breed in the next year or so.

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Birth: Chessington World of Adventures

28
January
2008

A baby female Binturong (also known as Bearcat) called Sunti has been born to parents Jelita and Awam. Unfortunately the cub has been rejected by her mother, and is being hand-reared by keepers. This is the first Binturong to be born in the UK for 10 years, and will be an important member of the European breeding programme for this endangered South East Asian species.

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

24
January
2008

A male Von der Decken's Hornbill has arrived from Edinburgh Zoo, to join the female that arrived in November and form a breeding pair.

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Depart: Chessington World of Adventures

23
January
2008

The three Sumatran Tiger cubs born at Chessington in 2006 have moved to Burger's Zoo in Holland.

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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.