Zoo Leipzig Leipzig zoo news 2009

Births in June (June 16th):

0,0,1 Sumatra-Orang-Utan (sire: 'Bimbo', dam: 'Dokana')


'Dokanas" second offspring is a female. The third pregnant Orang-Utan, 'Pini', is already at the brink to her accouchement together with her younger daughter 'Raaja' behind the scenes.


@Kiang
You are right, only some reptile and fish species already arrived at the zoo so far. The giant otters are the first mammals, who arrived at the zoo for Gondwanaland.
 
Births in July:

0,0,2 Sibirian musk deers (unfortnately stillborn), the third female is probabaly still pregnant
 
Arrival in June:

0,0,x Sri lanka giant squirrels (assumedly a brace from a zoo at the Czech Republic, still behind the scenes, another mammal species for Gondwanaland)
 
The 4 dall's sheeps born in April and May are 2,2

1,0 born 24.04.2009
0,1 born 30.04.2009
1,0 born 03.05.2009
0,1 born 14.05.2009
 
Births in August (August 7th):

0,1 Eastern white-beared wildebeest (dam: 'Audrey', sire: bull at Arnhem)
 
The two young female Przewalski's wild horses:

0,1 'Ruby', born 12.07.2009 (sire: 'Hank', dam: 'Raja')
0,1 'Vivian', born 20.07.2009 (sire: 'Hank', dam: 'Viola')

'Hank' left the zoo last week to live at the branch of the zoo.
 
Births in July/August:

0,0,1 Phloeomys cumingi, Slender-tailed cloud rat (second breeding 2009)
0,0,6 White-winged wood ducks
0,0,21 Blue spiny lizards
0,0,1 Annam leaf turtle
 
New at the Zoo:

0,1 Chinese pangolin "Quesan" from Taipeh Zoo, Taiwan (September 1st, 2009)
 
Births in September (September 2nd)

1,0 Bonobo (dam: "Ulindi", sire: "Kuno" or "Limbuko")
 
Births in September (September 13th):

0,1 Przewalski's wild horse "Rabea" (sire: "Hank", dam: "Raissa")
 
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