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DENVER ZOO welcomed a Malayan Tapir calf called Baku on 29 April.
In the past couple of months many of the world’s zoos have been busy welcoming new babies – some of whom are rare and endangered species. Both in Australia and overseas, zoos and their visitors are celebrating new arrivals and the first public appearances of slightly older bubs.
Baby boom PERTH ZOO reptile keepers were surprised by the arrival of two Australian shingleback skinks in May and were quick to show the rare little ones to visitors.
MEMPHIS ZOO has a new baby bonobo called Mpingo who was born on April 28 to mum Lily and dad Mofana. The zoo is thrilled with the new addition as bonobos are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
DUBLIN ZOO is celebrating the recent birth of a Rothschild giraffe, to mum Maeve, who arrived into the world already standing 1.7 metres!
Zoo debut
MELBOURNE ZOO visitors have been introduced to the 150kg baby elephan t Man Jai, who made his public debut at 5 months old.
ZSL LONDON ZOO has welcomed two baby llamas, Mocha and Latte, to two different mums, two days apart! The little ones were born on 16 April and 17 April. The zoo’s keepers were also taken by surprise in late May, by the arrival of a baby sloth, unaware that mum Marilyn was expecting!
Mowbray Park Farm TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO was delighted wit h the debut of female meerkat pup, Jun kins, who was born on 31 March and will be fully grown by the end of Jul y! Mum Umi kept a watchful eye on her baby as she stepped out for the first time to meet zoo visitors.
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TARONGA ZOO, SYDNEY debuted an 8-month old female wombat called Sydney, when she moved out of mum’s pouch to begin discovering the world on the outside.
THE NATIONAL ZOO & AQUARIUM, CANBERRA was proud to show off brother and sister red baby pandas whose mum, Ellish, is part of an international red panda breeding program. The winter welcome to the public is perfect timing for the bubs as the colder months are when red pandas are at their most active.
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