Zoo News Archive

Summer 2008

Birth: Knowsley Safari Park

July
2008

Marmoset triplets have been born. Their mother only has two teats and only produces enough milk for two babies, so the third baby is being hand-reared..

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Birth: Longleat Safari Park

July
2008

Two female Californian Sea Lion pups have been born to mums Zook (her first) and Sealia (her eighth).

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Arrival: Paignton Zoo

July
2008

A pair of Red River Hogs, called Pablo and Pumba, have arrived from Chester Zoo, in exchange for Rick, Paignton's existing male, who has gone to Chester to form a new breeding group with Pablo and Pumba's daughters.

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Birth: Hamerton Zoo Park

July
2008

Four baby Capybara have been born.

Another baby male Alpaca has been born.

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Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

July
2008

A baby female Przewalski's Horse called Ula has been born to parents Jane and Nicky.

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Birth: Tropical Wings Zoo, A World of Wildlife

July
2008

A total of 21 Guinea Pigs have been born.

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Birth: Highland Wildlife Park

Summer
2008

A total of five Scottish Wildcat kittens have been born, in two litters (of 2 and 3) to two different mothers.

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Birth: Newquay Zoo

Summer
2008

A Roul-Roul Partridge (or Crested Wood Partridge) chick has hatched. A Scarlet Macaw chick has also hatched (for the second year in a row).

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Depart: Newquay Zoo

Summer
2008

Two young female Pied Tamarins, born at Newquay in 2006, are to move to Zoo Parc de Beauval in France as part of the European Breeding Programme for this highly endangered species (one of the 25 most endangered primates).

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Depart: Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park

Summer
2008

Lily, the third of the Amur Leopard cubs born at the Park in 2004, has been moved to Aywaille Zoo, Belgium. The other two were transferred to Paradise Park, Kent, earlier in the year.

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Arrival: Curraghs Wildlife Park

Summer
2008

Some Marine (or Cane) Toads have arrived, to go on show in The Ark.

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Birth: Drusillas Park

Summer
2008

More births this year include: two penguin chicks, a baby Saki Monkey, and a baby Geoffroy's Marmoset.

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Birth: Newquay Zoo

Summer
2008

A baby Red Footed Tortoise called Romper has hatched, the first for the zoo.

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Birth: Dudley Zoological Gardens

Summer
2008

More births this year include: Reindeer, Meerkats, Ducklings and 4 rare Lady Amherst's Pheasants.

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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.

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