Zoo News Archive
Spring 2011
Birth: Longleat Safari Park
June
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A Sea-lion pup called Rene has been born, the 6th for mum Jo-Jo. |
Arrival: Newquay Zoo
June
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A young male Waterbuck has arrived from Marwell Zoo, Hampshire, to join resident female Jenny in the hope that they will form a successful breeding pair. |
Birth: Woburn Safari Park
June
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A litter of Iberian Wolf cubs has been born. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
June
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Other births so far this year include four Kangaroo joeys, Cotton-top Tamarins, Ring-tailed Coatis and a female Arabian Oryx called Akilah. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
June
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A baby Red Panda has been born, to mum Yasmin. Update, 21 September: the baby is now known to be female, and has been named Amba. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
June
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A female baby Capybara called Pecan has been born, to mum Peanut. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
June
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Three Snow Leopard cubs have been born, to parents Irina and Indeever, who arrived in January 2010. The females have been names Kamala and Kitana and the male has been named Kadhir. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
June
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A pair of Swinhoe's Striped Squirrels called Sid and Sadie have arrived from Newquay and Shaldon. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
June
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Baby Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (a type of ground squirrel) have been born. It is not yet known exactly how many babies there are as they do not emerge from their burrow until around 6 weeks old. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
June
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Maleah and Malu, a pair of baby Visayan Warty Pigs, have been born to parents Malcolm and Mabel, their first piglets since their arrival from Chester and Rotterdam Zoos in March/April last year. Great news for this Critically Endangered species, which is threatened by deforestation and hunting for meat in their native Philippine islands. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
June
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Several baby Guinea Pigs have been born, and can be seen in the old Children's Zoo area. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
June
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Two Magellanic Penguin chicks have hatched, the first of this species for the zoo. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
June
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Four baby Meerkats have been born, to mum Fraggle. |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
June
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A baby Pygmy Hippo called Sapo has been born, the first for parents Flora and Tapon. |
Birth: Chester Zoo
June
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Three extremely rare Philippine (or Red Vented) Cockatoo chicks have hatched, and are being hand-reared. These are the first to be born at the Zoo since they arrived 19 years ago; they have a very aggressive nature which makes breeding in captivity very difficult. The species is Critically Endangered, being under threat in the wild from both habitat loss and illegal hunting for the pet trade. |
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.