Zoo News Archive
Summer 2006
Arrival: Beale Park
Summer
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Twenty four Guinea Pigs have arrived in Pets Corner. |
Birth: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
Summer
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Baby Bongo, Kora, born. |
Arrival: Beale Park
Summer
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Family of Kunekune pigs (mum, dad, and 4 piglets) arrived from Merrist Wood Agricultural College. To remain at Beale Park until September. Two ponies, Bubble and Squeak, also visiting from Merrist Wood. Five new Rheas have arrived to join the existing flock. Four Prairie Dogs have arrived, and taken up residence in the old meerkat enclosure. They are to get a new enclosure in 2007. |
Birth: Chester Zoo
Summer
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Baby Egyptian Tortoise hatched, joining two other babies and making this the second year running that this critically endangered species has successfully bred at the zoo. |
Birth: Banham Zoo
Summer
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Extremely rare Sri Lankan Leopard cubs born. |
Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens
Summer
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Two Bali Starlings born, the first for the zoo of this species, one of the rarest birds in the world and feared to be extinct in the wild. |
Birth: Newquay Zoo
Summer
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To baby Prevost's Squirrels were born recently. One, called Tinka, is doing very well, but the other was much weaker and had to be hand-reared. It has now sadly been put down after becoming seriously ill. |
Birth: Beale Park
Summer
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Baby Berkshire Pig born. Three baby British Giant Rabbits born. Four baby meerkats born, the first to be born in their new enclosure. Four baby Pygmy Goats born. Six new Peacock chicks born, to two hens. |
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.