Zoo News Archive
Summer 2008
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
10
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A baby male Giraffe has been born to mum Savannah (her second). Update: The baby has now been named Mtoto. |
Arrival: Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm
8
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A Capricorn Beetle, one of Europe's largest species, has arrived following discovery on a pavement in Ashchurch, Gloucestershire. The species is classified as extinct in Britain, and this one is thought to have arrived in this country among imported timber. |
Birth: Colchester Zoo
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A baby L'Hoest's Monkey has been born to mum Biko and dad Chris. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
3
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Two male Pied Tamarins have arrived from Montreal, Canada. Little Jesus and Willie will undergo 6 months quarantine before being put on show. It is hoped that a female will join them to form a new breeding pair for the European breeding programme for this critically endangered species - the most endangered primate of the Amazon. |
Birth: Birdworld
July
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A total of 7 Purple Glossy Starlings have hatched over the last month and are doing well. Several more hatched but failed to survive. |
Birth: Birdworld
July
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Three Trumpeter Hornbill chicks have hatched, to two sets of parents. |
Birth: Beale Park
July
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Several peafowl chicks have been born, to two different mothers, and they can be seen following their mothers as they roam around the Park. |
Arrival: Hamerton Zoo Park
July
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A male Miniature Donkey called Tomcat has arrived to join Kate for a breeding visit. |
Birth: Beale Park
July
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Two Rhea chicks have hatched, to different mothers. They are being hand-reared after being left to fend for themselves. |
Birth: Beale Park
July
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Twin Red-Handed Tamarins have been born, to parents Marvin and Michelle, who only joined the Park last year. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
July
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Two baby Red River Hogs, called Saffron and Scarlet, have been born. |
Arrival: Blackpool Zoo and Dinosaur Safari
July
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Three female Giraffes have arrived from Fota, near Cork, Ireland. They are named Caoimhe (pronounced Quiver), Ciara and Siabdh (Sive). |
Birth: Bristol Zoo Gardens
July
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A baby Chinese (or Yellow-Margined) Box Turtle has hatched. Good news for this Endangered species. |
Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park
July
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A pair of White Faced Saki monkeys have arrived, and have now completed their quarantine period and are on show in the Walled Garden. |
Birth: Beale Park
July
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A baby Pygmy Goat called Martimite has been born, to first-time mum Sierra. |
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.