Zoo News Archive
Spring 2008
Arrival: Paradise Wildlife Park
26
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Zara, a young (about 1 month old) female African Lion cub has arrived from Linton Zoo to be hand-reared. She is on show to the public at selected times in the African Lion House. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
26
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Two female Cuban Crocodiles have arrived from the Czech Republic. |
Birth: Banham Zoo
21
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A Suffolk Punch foal called Bazoo Ufford has been born, the third for mum Blush. Mother and foal will be off-show until mid-July. |
Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
14
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Four male Meerkats, called John, Paul, George and Ringo, have arrived from London Zoo. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
11
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A female baby Rothschild's Giraffe called Keyah has been born, to parents Churchill and Kora. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
10
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A four-year-old Lar Gibbon called Topoff has arrived from Thrigby Hall, to join the existing young female Jara and hopefully make a new breeding pair. |
Birth: Birdworld
9
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Three Striated Caracara chicks have hatched, although the smallest has since (13 June) died. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
9
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A female Przewalski foal called Itani has been born. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
9
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A two-year-old male Rothschild Giraffe called Century has arrived from Longleat Safari Park. It is hoped that he will be joined by a female to form a new breeding pair for the European Breeding Programme for this, the second most endangered of Giraffe sub-species. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
6
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A second baby Giraffe has been born. This one's female too and has been named Tiye. Her mum is Mary. |
Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park
4
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A baby Siamang called Tiku as been born, the fifth for parents Spindle and Xhulu. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
2
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A rare baby Okapi has been born. The calf is female and has been named Hazina. Her mum Zukisa has previously successfully raised two male calves. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
2
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A female baby cheetah called Katavi has been born, and is being hand-reared after being abandoned by her mother, Uria. |
Birth: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
1
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A baby White Rhino has been born to mum Ntombi. Update: the calf is female and has been named Nyala. |
Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
June
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A young pair of rare Poitou Donkeys called Tizer and Tarka have arrived . This species is unusually large - they grow to the size of Shire Horses - and hairy, and there are only about 600-800 left in the world. |
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.