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News Archive
Below are the news reports for Tropical Wings Zoo, covering significant events concerning the animal collection, such as births, arrivals, departures, and deaths.
Arrival: Spring 2010
A Hairy Armadillo called Tank has arrived, as have three rare breed Mangalitsa Pigs.
Birth: Winter 2010
A litter of Meerkat pups have been born.
Birth: August 2009
Five baby Meerkats have been born, to mum Kalahari. However, they will be held off-show for a few weeks.
Birth: 1 May 2009
Two baby Mara have been born.
Birth: April 2009
Spring births so far include 10 Wallaby joeys, 4 Otter pups, a baby Marmoset, 5 Raven chicks, and several Little Owl Chicks are due to hatch very soon.
Birth: July 2008
A total of 21 Guinea Pigs have been born.
Birth: June 2008
Four baby Meerkats have been born, to parents Kalahari and Timon.
Some baby Skunks have also been born, to parents Fifi and Takoda.
Arrival: May 2008
Two African Long-eared Hedgehogs (Penny and Percy), and an albino African Pygmy Hedgehog (Alfie) have arrived.
Birth: April 2008
Triplet baby Geoffroy's Marmosets have been born.
Birth: February 2008
Six baby Egyptian Fruit Bats have been born.
Birth: June 2007
Five baby Marbled Polecats have been born, to parents Yuri and Petra. Unfortunately, first-time mum Petra suddenly stopped producing milk and three sadly died before this was noticed. The remaining two were then successfully hand-reared by their keeper. The male, Omari, has since moved to another zoo to take part in the breeding programme, while the female, Layla, remains at Tropical Wings, awaiting a mate.
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.
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