Does anyone know any recent news at the National Zoo and Aquarium?
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Their biggest news is the recent revelation that they imported a male Sri Lankan leopard last year to pair with their female, Yakalla.
Ankesh was born 13/08/2016 at the Santillana Zoo and arrived at the National Zoo 11/09/2019.
Ankesh and Yakalla are the first pair of Sri Lankan leopards in the Australasian region, so this is huge news. All going well with introductions, we could potentially see cubs within the next 12 months.
For some reason one does not seem to hear a lot of news from this zoo
Finally found some exciting news from the zoo, they have bred their first koala baby to first-time parents Maltida and Bailey:
The National Zoo and Aquarium has announced the arrival of 0.1 Asian Small-clawed Otter - Pai from Perth Zoo. The female had been paired with their male Bao for breeding purposes.
National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
The National Zoo and Aquarium has announced the arrival of 0.1 Giraffe, Skye from Australia Zoo. She was the first giraffe to be born at Australia Zoo back in 2013 and arrived in Canberra back in March. Skye will be a female companion for their male Hummer (who has lived by himself for quite a while). I’m glad she has finally moved to a new zoo and it must have been quite the challenge to transport a fully-grown giraffe.
Source: National Zoo and Aquarium’s Facebook page
National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
Source: National Zoo and Aquarium’s Facebook page
National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
The first Koala born at the zoo is a female. She has been named ‘Namadgi.’
Namadgi was born to mum Matilda and dad Bailey in November 2019.
Continuing the otter boom of 2020 in the region, the National Zoo and Aquarium have announced the birth of three (2.1) Asian Small-clawed Otter pups to their new pair Bal and Pai. The pups have been named Chester, Basil and Josey.
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We are very excited to announce the birth of three gorgeous Asian Small-clawed Otters!
First time parents Bal and Pai have done incredibly well raising Josey, Chester and Basil!
Make sure you pop into the Zoo soon to check out this gorgeous trio!
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The National Zoo and Aquarium have announced the birth of 1.0 Giraffe calf to their pair Shaba and Mzungu. This is the zoo's third giraffe birth and their first ever male calf. He was born on 15th October and the zoo should now have six (3.3) Giraffe in two different groups.
Source: National Zoo and Aquarium's Facebook page
Cuteness alert!!!
We are delighted to announce the arrival of our third giraffe calf to mum Mzungu and dad Shaba.
The first boy to the pair, he is growing quickly and is nearly 4 weeks old!
Our Giraffe calf has a name.... can you guess what it is?!
We have given you a list of six names, one of which is to be the name of our newest addition!
Come into the Zoo over the next week to guess which name we have chosen! If you guess correctly, you will go into the running to win a $500.00 tour and encounter voucher!
Entries close on Monday 23rd of November.
Good luck!
Source: National Zoo and Aquarium's Facebook page
The giraffe calf has been named Khamisi (Swahili for “born on Thursday”):
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