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[BeardsleyZooFan]

A female Yellow-Backed Duiker was born on November 7th.
The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog: Duiker Calf - It's a Girl!
2 Fennec Foxes have gone on exhibit with the Aardvark in Small Wonders of Africa.
The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog: Fennec Foxes at the Zoo!
The zoo lost a male Eastern Bongo named Ferdinand on November 13th.
The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog: Sacramento Zoo Saddened by Loss of Ferdinand the Eastern Bongo

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the African lion babies :
Lion Cub Trio Happy and Healthy - ZooBorns

 

[TZFan]

The lion cubs, a male and two females, have begun going on display for short periods.

Meet the African lion cubs at the Sacramento Zoo | Sacramento News - KCRA Home

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Another article about the lion cubs.

Sacramento Zoo lion cubs introduced to public | The Sacramento Bee

 

[vogelcommando]

More on the Lion-cubs :
Sacramento Lion Cub Trio Going Public - ZooBorns

 

[vogelcommando]

Another up-date of the Lion-cubs :
Sacramento Zoo?s Lion Cubs Join Their Pride - ZooBorns

 

[Milwaukee Man]

A trio of lemurs have been born: a mongoose lemur, and two black and white ruffed lemurs.

Sacramento Zoo welcomes little lemurs | The Sacramento Bee

 

[Milwaukee Man]

A trio of female Grevy's zebras is now on display alongside the resident two females.

The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog: More Stripes in the Herd

 

[vogelcommando]

Western pond turtle-breeding :
Teeny Turtles Hatch At Sacramento Zoo - ZooBorns

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Female Sumatran tiger Baha lost her life in a fight with male Mohan, who is a recent arrival. The two were being introduced together for the first time.

Female tiger dies in Sacramento Zoo fight with newly acquired male tiger | The Sacramento Bee

 

[Zoofan15]

Female Sumatran tiger Baha lost her life in a fight with male Mohan, who is a recent arrival. The two were being introduced together for the first time.

Female tiger dies in Sacramento Zoo fight with newly acquired male tiger | The Sacramento Bee

Sad news

Surprised to hear they were trying to breed from a 15 year old tigress however. In Australasia, they don't breed with females past their 12th year.

Is there a lack of available females in the American Sumatran tiger programme? There is a large surplus of females in Australasia.

 

[TZFan]

There is an pretty even split of breeding age female Sumatrans... actually a few more females than males. Most of the time females have trouble breeding after they turn 12 but their genetics must have been important to roll the dice and hope for cubs from an older female.

 

[Zoofan15]

There is an pretty even split of breeding age female Sumatrans... actually a few more females than males. Most of the time females have trouble breeding after they turn 12 but their genetics must have been important to roll the dice and hope for cubs from an older female.

I think Kerinci (National Zoo) was around 13/14 years old when she had her last litter in 1999. She was extremely valuable though as she was wild born.

It's a shame more of Australasia's Sumatrans aren't sent to the USA as we have an enormous cohort born between 2006-2011. 17 have yet to be paired with mates, and more than half probably won't ever be bred from.

 

[Milwaukee Man]

A ring tailed lemur, supposedly part of an illegal animal trade, was found in a backyard and put on temporary display until a new home is found.

Lemur found in Turlock finds temporary digs at Sacramento Zoo | The Sacramento Bee

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Four red river hogs were born, and have been named after the characters from the Stars Wars Force Awakens movie: Poe, Finn, Rey, and Kylo.

Sacramento Zoo’s Newborn Hoglets Given Star Wars-Inspired Names CBS Sacramento

 

[TZFan]

A male Masai giraffe calf was born to Shani and Chifu.

The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog

 

[vogelcommando]

Another article about the 4 Red river hog-piglets :
The Force Awakens?and Explores at Sacramento Zoo! - ZooBorns

 

[vogelcommando]

A male Masai giraffe calf was born to Shani and Chifu.

The Official Sacramento Zoo Blog

Another article about the Giraffe-calf :


Rocket Man Touches Down at Sacramento Zoo - ZooBorns

 

[TZFan]

Red panda, Beckie, has passed away.

Red panda dies at Sacramento Zoo weeks before 17th birthday | Sacramento News - KCRA Home

 

[TZFan]

Zebra, Mara, was put down.

Zebra at Sacramento Zoo euthanized after rapid decline | The Sacramento Bee