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WhistlingKite24 said:
Perth Zoo has announced the arrival of six Asian Small-clawed Otter pups to parents Cerdic and Paddy.
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That's a decent sized litter! If they survive, I believe this will be a record sized litter for the Australasian region. Most of the litters in the region seem to average three of four pups; and the largest I can find is five pups born to T'ealc and Jade at Auckland Zoo 04/05/2001.
 
Zoofan15 said:
That's a decent sized litter! If they survive, I believe this will be a record sized litter for the Australasian region. Most of the litters in the region seem to average three of four pups; and the largest I can find is five pups born to T'ealc and Jade at Auckland Zoo 04/05/2001.
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Something about the idea of a world record plaque for the "largest Asian Small Clawed Otter litter to survive in a zoo in the Australasian region" makes me laugh, it is quite a specific record isnt it :D.
 
The binturong kits have finally been named. From a naming competition, the male has been named Rimbo (a forest in Indonesia) and the female, Kemiri (Indonesian for candlenut). I named the female and won a behind-the-scenes binturong experience!! Looks like I am off to Perth Zoo when normality returns and it opens!:D
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Perth Zoo has announced the birth of a Javan Gibbon!
Gibbon it Up for Love

Some background information about Perth Zoo’s Javan gibbons for anyone interested.

This new birth marks the beginning of a new pairing at Perth Zoo. The parents of this new baby are wild-caught Omar (1984) and Perth-born female Sundar (2010). Omar arrived at Perth Zoo in November 2018 from Belfast Zoo. I believe the zoo still has male Owa (2014) who is Sunda’s full brother. This currently leaves the zoo’s Javan gibbons at four individuals (2.1.1). Perth Zoo’s former pair (the parents of Sundar and Owa) – Jury and Hecla have both since passed on. The male, Jury (1986) died in October 2014 and the female, Hecla (1983) in December 2018. They were one of the most successful Javan gibbon pairs in captivity.

Jury and Hecla produced ten (4.6) offspring at Perth Zoo:

Khusus (F) – 1995
Unnamed (M) - 1997
Regina (F) – 1998
Arjuana (M) – 2000 (the current breeding male at Mogo)
Sinta (F) – 2003
Nakula (M) – 2005
Cahaya (F) – 2008
Sunda (F) – 2010
Unnamed (F) – 2012
Owa (M) – 2014
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
Perth Zoo has announced the birth of a Javan Gibbon!
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The Javan Gibbon baby has been sexed as a male. In Perth Zoo tradition there is a public naming competition to name the baby. The following options have been given:

Hardi' meaning mountain
'Edi' meaning aesthetic beauty in nature
'Ace' meaning handsome
'Asta' meaning earth

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Perth Zoo is reopening on the 6th June.
We’re wildly excited to welcome you back to the Zoo from Saturday 6 June, but before you get here, there’s a few things you need to know in advance.

Everyone (including infants and our valued Zoo Friends members) will need to be booked into the Zoo via our new reservation system.

And everyone must have a pre-purchased ticket. Don’t have one? Don’t worry you can get one now!

You'll have plenty of space to roam and explore.

Keeper talks and encounters will not be running. This is to avoid crowds gathering, but if you want to listen to a keeper talk whilst viewing our amazing animals in real life, you can check them out online here. And, if you bump into one of our zoologists during your visit, they are always more than happy to share their knowledge and passion with you.

Our internal exhibits, the Nocturnal House and Australian Reptile Encounter will remain closed for the time being, but we hope to re-open them soon. Thank you for your understanding and supporting the Zoo during these changed times.

THANK YOU

From the Perth Zoo family, we want to say ‘thank you’ for your support. The letters, phone calls, social media messages and beautiful drawings of animals we’ve received from children, near and far, has made us realise how very special Perth Zoo is to you all.

Thank you for loving us and for loving animals as much as we do. It really makes us work that little bit harder to help save wildlife. We really do feel like we are #InthisTogether
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WhistlingKite24 said:
Perth Zoo has announced the birth of a Javan Gibbon!
Gibbon it Up for Love

Some background information about Perth Zoo’s Javan gibbons for anyone interested.

This new birth marks the beginning of a new pairing at Perth Zoo. The parents of this new baby are wild-caught Omar (1984) and Perth-born female Sundar (2010). Omar arrived at Perth Zoo in November 2018 from Belfast Zoo. I believe the zoo still has male Owa (2014) who is Sunda’s full brother. This currently leaves the zoo’s Javan gibbons at four individuals (2.1.1). Perth Zoo’s former pair (the parents of Sundar and Owa) – Jury and Hecla have both since passed on. The male, Jury (1986) died in October 2014 and the female, Hecla (1983) in December 2018. They were one of the most successful Javan gibbon pairs in captivity.

Jury and Hecla produced ten (4.6) offspring at Perth Zoo:

Khusus (F) – 1995
Unnamed (M) - 1997
Regina (F) – 1998
Arjuana (M) – 2000 (the current breeding male at Mogo)
Sinta (F) – 2003
Nakula (M) – 2005
Cahaya (F) – 2008
Sunda (F) – 2010
Unnamed (F) – 2012
Owa (M) – 2014
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Just outstanding work by Perth zoo with this species!
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
Perth Zoo has announced the arrival of six Asian Small-clawed Otter pups to parents Cerdic and Paddy.
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This article mentions that four of the Asian Small-clawed Otters have been sexed as three males and a female. The three males were named Ulani (meaning cheerful in Laos), Amir (king in Malay) and Tom (puddle in Laos). The female has been called Botum (princess in Cambodian).
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/the...nation-with-flying-colours-ng-b881581067z.amp

The naming competition on their website mentions five pups and the original Facebook post announced the arrival of six otter pups. I guess not all the pups survived which is not surprising for such a large litter: Help Us Name the Otter Pups
 
Dumai the Sumatran Tiger has been put to sleep at the age of 17. From the zoo’s email newsletter:
Today was a tough day for the Zoo family, as we tearfully said ‘goodbye’ to elderly Sumatran Tiger, Dumai.

Some of you may have noticed that his exhibit has been closed over the past week. Dumai had been unwell for a while with chronic kidney issues and our team have been caring for him round the clock – almost the equivalent of tiger palliative care – but we owed him a dignified end to his life. Always a hard decision, but the correct one.

At 17 years old, he was the oldest male Sumatran Tiger cared for by an Australian zoo, and in fact global zoo records show just three other male tigers currently of his ilk.

He was a very special tiger who, due to having been hand reared in Germany before arriving at Perth Zoo, was not your ‘typical’ tiger.

His long-time Zoo keeper, Karen has penned a tribute to the remarkable and very special big cat, who will forever remain in our hearts.❤️

Goodbye Dumai.
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