Zoo News Archive

Winter 2007

Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park

31
March
2007

Baby Ring-Tailed Lemur twins born.

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Open: London Zoo

29
March
2007

The new Gorilla Kingdom exhibit is now open. Visitors will be able to walk along a leafy path and through an aviary of African birds before coming to a `forest clearing' where they should get a great view of the colony of Western Lowland Gorillas. Black and White Colobus monkeys will also be in the trees above the Gorillas, and other African primates and reptiles will be on show in adjacent enclosures.

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Birth: Exmoor Zoological Park

28
March
2007

Baby Maras born

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Birth: Twycross Zoo

26
March
2007

Twin Amur Leopard cubs are now on show to visitors, the first that have been bred at the zoo. Unfortunately they were orphaned at just 8 weeks old when their mother, Izzy, died of an infection.

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Birth: Knowsley Safari Park

26
March
2007

Three lion cubs have been born

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Death: Isle of Wight Zoo

26
March
2007

Napoleon the Back and White Ruffed Lemur has sadly died of natural causes.

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Arrival: Paradise Wildlife Park

18
March
2007

A pair of young (just under 2 years) White Lions, Nala and Thabo, can now been seen by visitors. They actually arrived at the park 6 months ago from South Africa, but have since been undergoing quarantine.

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Arrival: Twycross Zoo

14
March
2007

Three Vicunas have arrived to join the paddock section of the zoo and are part of an international breeding programme. Vicunas are the smallest of the Camelid family, which includes Camels, Llamas, etc. They come from the Central Andes in South America, and are classed as an endangered species, having been nearly hunted to extinction in the 1970's, for their valuable fleece.

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Arrival: Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm

13
March
2007

A number of Dragon Headed Grasshoppers, and 30 Jewel (or Frog) Beetles have arrived.

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

13
March
2007

A female baby Pygmy Goat has been born, to mother `Tilly'.

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Birth: Drusillas Park

11
March
2007

A Pygmy Goat kid called Jenks has been born.

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Birth: Drusillas Park

10
March
2007

Two baby Meerkats have been born.

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Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)

8
March
2007

Baby male Giraffe has been born, the second at the zoo this year, to mother Biffa and father Christopher. This brings Marwell's herd to 14, making it the largest in the UK. He has now been named Mutota.

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Birth: Twycross Zoo

6
March
2007

A baby male Bactrian Camel, called Genghis, has been born, the second for mother Edina.

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Birth: Paignton Zoo

5
March
2007

A female Black Rhino calf has been born, the first for the zoo. She has now been named Zuri.

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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.

Seasons: Winter = Jan - Mar, Spring = Apr - Jun, Summer = Jul - Sept, Autumn = Oct - Dec.