ZooBorns
Collared Lemur Baby Arrives for ‘Lemur Week’
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Ten years ago, Cotswold Wildlife Park’s interactive Lemur exhibit, “Madagascar”, officially opened to the public. On the exhibit’s anniversary, the Park’s Primate team is thrilled to announce the birth of a Collared Lemur, bringing the total numbers of Lemur breeding successes to 55 since the Madagascar exhibit officially opened a decade ago. Visitors can see the tiny newborn in the exhibit it...
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Four Markhor Calves for Los Angeles Zoo
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The Los Angeles Zoo excitedly shared news of the birth of four Tadjik Markhor calves. Two calves arrived the first week of May, and two more followed the next week!
The new babies can be seen in the zoo habitat with the rest of their herd.
The Tadjik Markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri), also known as the Bukharan Markhor, is an endangered goat-antelope. It is native...
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Greater One-horned Rhino Born at Chester Zoo
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A rare Greater One-horned Rhino calf was born May 3 at Chester Zoo.
After 16 months gestation and a 20-minute labor, the male calf arrived to mum, Asha (11-years old), and dad, Beni (13).
The Zoo captured the birth on CCTV and footage shows the soon-to-be-named calf getting to his feet to take his first wobbly steps before feeding for the first time.
Zoo conservationists have hailed the birth...
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Four Mischievous Meerkats Born at Chester Zoo
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Four mischievous Meerkat pups have been born at Chester Zoo.
The quadruplets have been tucked away in their den since being born on March 26, but have started exploring their habitat for the very first time.
The new arrivals, which have not yet been sexed or named by keepers, were born to first-time parents Huskie and Beagle.
Lead keeper Kirsten Wicks said,...
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Rare Owl Chick Raised By Foster Parents
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Northern Spotted Owls are one of the rarest birds in Canada, with only about 30 individuals remaining in the country. That’s why the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program is thrilled to announce the successful hatching and release of a Northern Spotted Owl chick to foster parents at the facility.
Researchers collected and incubated an egg which had been laid on March 11. Nicknamed “Egg B,” the...