Zoo News Archive

Autumn 2009

Death: Paradise Wildlife Park

26
December
2009

Ronnie the Burchell's Zebra, one of the paddock's oldest animals, has sadly passed away, leaving behind his mate Dusty.

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Birth: Port Lympne: The Aspinall Wild Animal Experience

25
December
2009

A baby female Black Rhino called Nyota has been born, to mum Vuyu and dad Kingo.

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

23
December
2009

A baby Gelada Monkey has been born, to mum Mena and dad Junior. The baby has been named Jabu (meaning 'blessing' in Zulu) but is yet to be sexed. This brings the breeding group to 8 and is great news for this highly endangered species.

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Birth: Blair Drummond Safari Park and Adventure Park

21
December
2009

A baby female Southern White Rhino has been born, to mum Dorothy and dad Graham, and has been named Ailsa.

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Birth: Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park)

10
December
2009

Five Cheetah cubs have been born, to mum Etna. Great news for the European breeding programme for this endangered species.

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Birth: Paignton Zoo

9
December
2009

Three Maned Wolf pups have been born, to mum Maya and dad Smolis

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Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park

4
December
2009

A male Zebra foal has been born, to proud parents Dampy and Xena.

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Birth: Belfast Zoo

December
2009

Two Red Kangaroo joeys have been born, and have now emerged from their mother's pouches, where they've been for about the past 235 days. The mums, Darling and Ruby, arrived from Paris in January. The joeys have been named Dancer and Prancer, and their father is Randalph.

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Birth: Chessington World of Adventures

December
2009

Births at the zoo this year not previously announced include Smeagol, a Ring-Tailed Lemur; Ayu, a Binturong; a Pygmy Marmoset; two Red-Handed Tamarins; two Spider Monkeys; a Red-Legged Seriema; 4 Otters; 4 Skunks; 4 Capybaras; 9 Mara; 6 Polecats; and 7 Meerkats.

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Arrival: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

December
2009

A female Amur Leopard called Kaia has arrived from Tallinn Zoo, Estonia, to join Akin, the resident male., as part of the European breeding programme for this critically endangered species - there are less than 35 left in the wild.

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Depart: Twycross Zoo

December
2009

The two female Asiatic Lions have moved to Dudley Zoo, where they will join a young male as part of the European Breeding Programme.

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Arrival: London Zoo

December
2009

Yeboah, a 12-year-old male Gorilla has arrived from Boissiere Du Dore Zoo in France. He will join the three resident females, Zaire, Effie and Jookie, to replace Bobby who died in 2008.

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Arrival: Drusillas Park

28
November
2009

Three Southern Ground Hornbills, parents Jeffery and Gemma and their son Tumelo, have arrived from the Cricket St. Thomas Wilflife Park.

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

27
November
2009

A baby female Pygmy Hippo has been born to mum Venus; the first at the zoo. The baby has been named Ayo, meaning 'joy'.

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

27
November
2009

An adult male White Rhino called Otto has arrived from Knuthenborg Park and Safari in Denmark, to join the existing females as part of the European breeding programme.

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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.