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Nepalese red panda birth:
A first for Altina Wildlife Park!
A male red panda cub was born December 17.
The successful rearing of the cub is noted to be an achievement due to the inexperience and age of the mother, Rani, who is nine years old.
Reported on socials.
A first for Altina Wildlife Park!
A male red panda cub was born December 17.
The successful rearing of the cub is noted to be an achievement due to the inexperience and age of the mother, Rani, who is nine years old.
Reported on socials.
A baby banteng calf has been born - joining six other siblings born at the end of last year.
Altina Wildlife Park on Instagram: "2024 is starting out with a bang of baby births! An ENDANGERED Banteng Calf joins its 6 siblings born at the end of last year! All 7 banteng calves are on exhibit and can be Seen on the everyday tours! Mumma banteng hid this little calf very well this morning sending keepers on a scavenger hunt to find the sweet little soul. "
Altina Wildlife Park on Instagram: "2024 is starting out with a bang of baby births! An ENDANGERED Banteng Calf joins its 6 siblings born at the end of last year! All 7 banteng calves are on exhibit and can be Seen on the everyday tours! Mumma banteng hid this little calf very well this morning sending keepers on a scavenger hunt to find the sweet little soul. "
A male Capybara pup has been born to pair Tonic and Tequila - reported on social media.
Other December 2023 News:
On December 7th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) wapiti was born.
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On December 13th, the zoo announced the name of the other (1.0) black-and-white ruffed lemur born, Ruffus Raggamuffin.
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On January 25th, the zoo announced the longhorn's gender (0.1) and name, Melody.
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On January 30th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) fallow deer named Dotty was born on January 25th.
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On December 7th, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) wapiti was born.
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On December 13th, the zoo announced the name of the other (1.0) black-and-white ruffed lemur born, Ruffus Raggamuffin.
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On January 25th, the zoo announced the longhorn's gender (0.1) and name, Melody.
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On January 30th, the zoo announced that a (0.1) fallow deer named Dotty was born on January 25th.
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I was hoping the third lemur triplet would get a celestial themed named considering his family are as follows:
Kintana (mother) - means ‘star’
Volana (daughter) - means ‘moon’
Masoandro (son) means ‘sun’
Like most Altina babies, they were named via public sponsorship.
Orrrr did the people naming the lemurs play planet zoo since they are also names the game uses
Rufus ragamuffin isnt bad, its certainly not going to be recycled like behati.
Orrrr did the people naming the lemurs play planet zoo since they are also names the game uses
Rufus ragamuffin isnt bad, it’s certainly not going to be recycled like behati.
Planet Zoo use geographically appropriate names like you’d find on a baby name list for that language e.g. Swahili. Names sound different to each culture so the overlap of names that have an appropriate meaning and names that appeal to a Western audience limits the names used throughout the region.
Names that are 15 letters long don’t have the same appeal to the general public as two syllable names for example. The black rhinoceros Dubbo imported from Zimbabwe were named in their homeland and had some interesting choices you wouldn’t get from an Australian zoo (Chitundumusere, Utahwedande etc).
Orrrr did the people naming the lemurs play planet zoo since they are also names the game uses
Rufus ragamuffin isnt bad, its certainly not going to be recycled like behati.
I'll put my hand up and say that I named Masoandro and I didn't know about the Planet Zoo connection. I found it on Behind the Name (so, exactly as mentioned, on a baby name website) as it's one of the more reliable ones. The zoo had already announced Volana's name, and I appreciated keeping with the theme.
They were still up in the air over whether or not they were going to let Ruffus Ragamuffin through at the time I spoke to Altina, as they had requested a Malagasy name. I'd say that it'll probably get shortened over time, but the same could be said for Masoandro, too (and it's still better than Princess Lasagna Baby).
Masoandro is a great name. Volana is a popular lemur name around the world, with Wellington Zoo holding a female Ring-tailed lemur of the same name.
Ruffus Ragamuffin wouldn’t be my choice. It doesn’t appear to even be a cultural reference, but such names do crop up every now and then. Auckland Zoo had a male red panda named Mungojerre, who later transferred to Hamilton Zoo. I looked him up once and discovered from search results it’s a name of character in the musical Cats. London Zoo recently named a Sumatran tiger cub ‘Loki’. Then of course we have the Nala’s, the Kiara’s etc.
It's such a good name for a lemur!.
It's solid name to have gotten of a naming website, more zoos should use it lol!
Slender-tailed meerkat update:
The recent pups have been sexed as 1.1 and were born December 8.
Altina is now seeking submissions of Harry Potter themed names in line with their family (BOP, Padfoot, Mooney, Tilly, Remus and Weasley).
As a proud Slytherin, I’d love to see some representation from that house - Draco, Bellatrix, Narcissa, Lucius etc.
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Yes, although I don't know if they would want to name her after such an evil character. Narcissa would be a better choice imo, as she gets a slight redemption in the end.
(Sorry, I take Harry Potter way too seriously!)
Narcissa Malfoy is an excellent mother and loyal to her family, so that could be a good choice.
That said, Bellatrix is no less appropriate when you consider the infanticidal tendencies of this species. Pregnant females are notorious for killing the newborn pups of their sisters, cousins etc. Bellatrix (who killed her niece) is a realistic reference to the natural social order of the species.
While zoos tend to highlight the more positive attributes of their species, occasionally you see a bluntly honest name e.g. Tsotsi the chimpanzee (Swahili for ‘thug’); or Spitter the chimpanzee.
Considering how dominant female meerkats can act to other females. Bellatrix would be fitting if she were to be put into a breeding situation lol. Just as zoo fan said, they can be quite ruthless.