Nepalese Red Panda Exhibit

Hamilton Zoo has held Nepalese red panda since 1999 and this is one of Hamilton Zoo’s older exhibits.

Hamilton Zoo currently holds 1.2 Nepalese red panda:

Chito was born at Auckland Zoo 18/12/2002 and arrived at Hamilton Zoo 11/08/2006.

Tayla was born at the National Zoo and Aquairum Canberra 08/12/2007 and arrived at Hamilton Zoo 27/10/2010

Jamuna was born at Hamilton Zoo 22/01/2015. She was in Chito and Tayla’s fourth and final litter.

@Zoofan15 Do you know what their plans are for breeding in the future?

@Tafin Chito and Tayla are retired from breeding. Chito is elderly at 17 years of age and will likely die in the next year or so. When he passes, I’m guessing they won’t import a new male straight away (to breed with Jamuna). There’s seven years between Tayla and Jamuna; so assuming Tayla lives an average lifespan, Jamuna will still be of reproductive age when her mother passes. It will be at this point, they can decide whether they want to continue breeding from this line. Several of Chito and Tayla’s cubs have already bred, including two daughters in New Zealand zoos, so their bloodline is already well represented.