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Pygmy Goat Babies born
Colchester Zoo
On the 23rd March, Tilly the Pygmy Goat gave birth to her baby kid, and on Thursday 1st April, Annie the Pygmy Goat gave birth to triplets!
The young triplets are already starting to explore in their enclosure down at the Familiar Friends inside barn and after a couple of days, once they are stronger, the kids will be moved up to the Easter Wonderland area, joining the lambs that are currently on show.
Make sure you don't miss the chance to visit them!
http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&id=560
On the 23rd March, Tilly the Pygmy Goat gave birth to her baby kid, and on Thursday 1st April, Annie the Pygmy Goat gave birth to triplets! The young triplets are already starting to explore in their enclosure down at the Familiar Friends inside barn and after a couple of days, once they are stronger, the kids will be moved up to the Easter Wonderland area, joining the lambs that are currently on show.
Make sure you don't miss the chance to visit them!
http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&id=560
Emu Chick
Paradise Wildlife Park
Paradise is proud to announce the birth of its long awaited Emu chick. The chick is called Darwin, after the town in Australia. Its dads name is Bruce and mum is either Sheila or Matilda, unfortunately we didn't catch sight of who laid the egg!
Incubation is around 50 days for Emus and it is the second largest bird in the world by height, after its relative, the Ostrich. They can reach up to a whopping 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height!
The Emu is commonly found over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids heavily populated areas, dense forest, and arid areas. Emus are farmed for their meat, oil and leather. Just like our penguins the Emu is a flightless bird.
Darwin was hatched in February and to ensure its survival was hand-reared by Head Keeper Yianna Christopoulos and Paddocks Keeper James Cork.
http://www.pwpark.com/about/latest_news
Paradise is proud to announce the birth of its long awaited Emu chick. The chick is called Darwin, after the town in Australia. Its dads name is Bruce and mum is either Sheila or Matilda, unfortunately we didn't catch sight of who laid the egg!Incubation is around 50 days for Emus and it is the second largest bird in the world by height, after its relative, the Ostrich. They can reach up to a whopping 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height!
The Emu is commonly found over most of mainland Australia, although it avoids heavily populated areas, dense forest, and arid areas. Emus are farmed for their meat, oil and leather. Just like our penguins the Emu is a flightless bird.
Darwin was hatched in February and to ensure its survival was hand-reared by Head Keeper Yianna Christopoulos and Paddocks Keeper James Cork.
http://www.pwpark.com/about/latest_news
Aardvark family grows
Colchester Zoo
Colchester Zoo's group of aardvarks are the only successful group to breed in the UK; and they have continued to multiply with the birth of a new baby aardvark on Saturday 27th February!
The new arrival is the fourth offspring born to mum, Oq and dad; Adela, and the fifth new baby born overall! The new baby and mum are also the first to be moved into the new rearing burrow which has been specially built to enhance the breeding success that has been experienced with this species.
Female aardvarks naturally separate from their mates during the time of new births in the wild, and the rearing burrow will provide mum and baby with the much needed peace and privacy to bond during this important time. The new burrow is off show to visitors to ensure maximum peace and privacy, but there is a closed circuit TV fitted in the main visitor tunnel to allow you a sneak peek into the progress of baby and mum!
Oq and baby will be able to leave the rearing burrow and move back to re-join the main group within approximately a month’s time, when the youngster will be strong enough to sustain any knocks and bumps from the other full-grown aardvarks. Until then, mum and baby are being kept a close eye on by the Keepers, who have been sitting in with mum and baby to ensure that the feeding and health of the new born goes well within the first few weeks. As new born aardvarks are not particularly well-sighted and nocturnal as well as being very clumsy, the baby can be crushed accidently and so Keepers will continue to keep a close eye on the new arrival and even take the baby home at night to make sure it is safe and well looked after!
http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&id=552
Colchester Zoo's group of aardvarks are the only successful group to breed in the UK; and they have continued to multiply with the birth of a new baby aardvark on Saturday 27th February! The new arrival is the fourth offspring born to mum, Oq and dad; Adela, and the fifth new baby born overall! The new baby and mum are also the first to be moved into the new rearing burrow which has been specially built to enhance the breeding success that has been experienced with this species.
Female aardvarks naturally separate from their mates during the time of new births in the wild, and the rearing burrow will provide mum and baby with the much needed peace and privacy to bond during this important time. The new burrow is off show to visitors to ensure maximum peace and privacy, but there is a closed circuit TV fitted in the main visitor tunnel to allow you a sneak peek into the progress of baby and mum!
Oq and baby will be able to leave the rearing burrow and move back to re-join the main group within approximately a month’s time, when the youngster will be strong enough to sustain any knocks and bumps from the other full-grown aardvarks. Until then, mum and baby are being kept a close eye on by the Keepers, who have been sitting in with mum and baby to ensure that the feeding and health of the new born goes well within the first few weeks. As new born aardvarks are not particularly well-sighted and nocturnal as well as being very clumsy, the baby can be crushed accidently and so Keepers will continue to keep a close eye on the new arrival and even take the baby home at night to make sure it is safe and well looked after!
http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&id=552
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