Monarto Safari Park Monarto Zoo 2019

Visited the zoo today and have included some news below

- A new chimp was born overnight to mum Zombi and was on exhibit today.
- A baby zebra was born and is now about 10 days old.
 
Visited the zoo today and have included some news below

- A new chimp was born overnight to mum Zombi and was on exhibit today.
- A baby zebra was born and is now about 10 days old.

Zombi did indeed have a baby girl on September the 8th.

Baby news for our Chimpanzee troop - Monarto Zoo

This is her third infant after:

Zuri (F)- B 21/8/2019- Father was Sandali

Enzi (M)- B 19/10/2019- Father was Sandali

It will be interesting to see who is of Hope, and the newest infant. It would have to be either Sandali or Ttosi. I heard Ttosi was close to Hannah so my guess would be he is the father of Hope, and Sandali, the father to the newest infant.
 
A few bits of major news from Monarto Zoo this morning that have been announced in the local newspaper.

Firstly the name has been officially changed from Monarto Zoo to Monarto Safari Park and this name will be in use from today.

Secondly construction will begin soon on the hotels, glamping etc. after a $40 million dollar private investment that has also included in the purchase of additional land.

BREAKING: Monarto Zoo will be transformed into the world's largest safari experience outside of Africa.

A $40 million investment from Gerry Ryan OAM, owner and founder of Jayco Australia, will see the construction of a luxury resort, restaurant, function centres and glamping facilities.

This investment follows the federal and state government's $15.8 million commitment to construct a new state-of-the-art Visitor Centre at Monarto.

Nature and wildlife tourism has been growing by 10 per cent year-on-year over the past five years.

This new experience will turn Monarto Zoo into one of Australia’s must-visit nature and wildlife destinations.

Friends, we're BURSTING with excitement because we've got some wild news to share: a top-secret project we've been working on is finally ready to be revealed today, WE'RE EXPANDING!

We're transforming from Monarto Zoo into MONARTO SAFARI PARK – the largest safari park outside of Africa, all within an hour's drive of Adelaide!

Complete with a luxury resort and glamping facilities, Monarto Safari Park will offer epic new safari experiences including open-sided vehicle tours... through herds of roaming animals and a huge walk-through lemur habitat.

The $40 million expansion is made possible thanks to Australian businessman Gerry Ryan OAM, who will build and operate the resort and glamping facilities, giving YOU the opportunity to WAKE UP IN THE WILD for the first time ever by 2022!

A transformation this big isn't going to happen overnight, so while we'll be operating as Monarto Safari Park from today, we're working towards a full name transition by late 2021, when we celebrate the opening of our new visitor centre.

Expect to see some changes around the park and online, but in the meantime it’s business as usual, which at the moment means BABIES GALORE from cheeky chimps to lanky giraffe and more on the way!
 
‘Imani’ the 11-month old White Rhino calf has died. At this stage, the exact cause of death remains unknown (initial results indicate blood clotting).
His mother, Umqali hasn’t had much luck in the past few years. :(
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‘Imani’ the 11-month old White Rhino calf has died. At this stage, the exact cause of death remains unknown (initial results indicate blood clotting).
His mother, Umqali hasn’t had much luck in the past few years. :(
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That’s really sad; especially following the loss of Umqali’s previous calf Tundu at 18 months.

It’s interesting to note that Imani appears to have died due to blood clotting issues. Blood clotting is important in preventing blood loss following trauma; and Tundu died of trauma (including internal bleeding).

I wonder if there was any link in the deaths as both calves were at an age where their mother would be conceiving again (and attracting interest from a bull that wouldn’t want a young calf in the way).
 
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