Zoo News Archive

Winter 2010

Birth: Colchester Zoo

23
March
2010

A pair of Ring-Tailed Lemur twins have been born, to mum Madison and dad Rio.

Update: the babies are a male and female, and have been named Oscar and Ellie.

Tilly the Pygmy Goat has also given birth to a kid.

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Arrival: Woburn Safari Park

23
March
2010

A 32-year-old female Asian Elephant called Yu Zin has arrived from Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands.

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Birth: Beale Park

21
March
2010

Rosie and Sam the Ring-Tailed Lemurs have given birth to triplets - the first at the park and a rare occurrence for the species. Singles are the norm in the wild while twins are fairly common in captivity - Rosie herself has produced twins for the last 2 years..

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Birth: Drusillas Park

19
March
2010

Three Fennec Fox cubs have been born, the first for parents Mali and Tabari, and the zoo. Great news for the species and the European breeding programme.

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Death: Paignton Zoo

9
March
2010

Gay the female Asian Elephant has sadly had to be put to sleep. She had been suffering from abscesses on her feet and arthritis. Despite extensive treatments her welfare and quality of life was deteriorating, so this had become the only option.

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Arrival: Colchester Zoo

4
March
2010

A male Cheetah called Ares has arrived on brreding loan from Hamerton Park. He will join the resident female Uria for about a month, in the hope that they will mate successfully.

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Arrival: Twycross Zoo

3
March
2010

A pair of Snow Leopards called Irma (female) and Suou (male) have arrived, from Norden's ark, Sweden and Tama Zoo, Tokyo, respectively. They will initially be held in quarantine before taking up residence in their enclosure adjacent to the new Himalaya visitor centre. It is hoped they will become a new breeding pair and contribute to the International Breeding Programme for this endangered species.

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Birth: Colchester Zoo

2
March
2010

Pippa the Meerkat has given birth to her second litter of pups. She gave birth to a single pup last October and has now produced triplets!

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Birth: Cotswold Wildlife Park

March
2010

Two baby Bactrian Camels have been born, a boy and a girl, to different mothers.

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Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park

March
2010

A young female Bactrian Camel has arrived from Blackpool Zoo.

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Birth: Bristol Zoo Gardens

March
2010

A baby White-Faced Saki Monkey has been born, to parents Zebedee and Rio.

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Arrival: The Butterfly and Wildlife Park

March
2010

A pair of Australian Sugar Gliders have arrived. The male is called Muskie and the female is called Demi.

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Arrival: Chester Zoo

March
2010

A 2-year-old Giant Otter called Xingu has arrived, and taken up residence in a new enclosure deigned to resemble a Brazilian riverbank. It is hoped he will soon be joined by a companion.

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Arrival: Cotswold Wildlife Park

March
2010

A 4-year-old male Tapir called Gomez has arrived from Longleat. It is hoped that he will be joined by a mate in the not too distant future.

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Death: Cotswold Wildlife Park

March
2010

Squidge the female Tapir has sadly had to be put to sleep after she developed a severe infection in her jawbone; she began losing her teeth and could not eat.

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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.