Zoo News Archive

Spring 2008

Arrival: Paradise Wildlife Park

26
June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

Arrival: Colchester Zoo

26
June
2008

Two female Cuban Crocodiles have arrived from the Czech Republic.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Banham Zoo

21
June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

14
June
2008

Four male Meerkats, called John, Paul, George and Ringo, have arrived from London Zoo.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens

11
June
2008

A female baby Rothschild's Giraffe called Keyah has been born, to parents Churchill and Kora.

Details for this Zoo

Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park

10
June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Birdworld

9
June
2008

Three Striated Caracara chicks have hatched, although the smallest has since (13 June) died.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Woburn Safari Park

9
June
2008

A female Przewalski foal called Itani has been born.

Details for this Zoo

Arrival: Colchester Zoo

9
June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

6
June
2008

A second baby Giraffe has been born. This one's female too and has been named Tiye. Her mum is Mary.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park

4
June
2008

A baby Siamang called Tiku as been born, the fifth for parents Spindle and Xhulu.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

2
June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: Colchester Zoo

2
June
2008

A female baby cheetah called Katavi has been born, and is being hand-reared after being abandoned by her mother, Uria.

Details for this Zoo

Birth: South Lakes Wild Animal Park

1
June
2008

A baby White Rhino has been born to mum Ntombi.

Update: the calf is female and has been named Nyala.

Details for this Zoo

Arrival: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

June
2008

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.

Details for this Zoo

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.