Elephant calf named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, who met the calf’s mum on her last visit to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo A baby Asian elephant has been named the Thai word for ‘Queen’ at the UK’s largest Zoo, in... Read more
The Black-tailed antenna ray (Plesiotrygon nana) is an extremely sensitive species of small ray with a long, fibrous tail. Only five zoos in the whole world breed them and only the Czech Republic’s Brno Zoo can boast a recent breeding... Read more
For the first time, Bird House keepers at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., are celebrating the hatching of two critically endangered blue-billed curassows. The two female chicks are being cared for off-exhibit. The first chick,... Read more
There are offspring among the king penguins again this year. A chick hatched in Schönbrunn Zoo at the end of July. So far, the young animal has cleverly hidden between the protective parents, but now it is easy for visitors... Read more
The Saving Wildcats conservation partnership project is celebrating a successful first breeding season, welcoming a total of 22 wildcat kittens who could be among the first of their species to be released into the wild in Britain. Led by the... Read more
Protective first-time mom delays vet checks for a whole month! It’s been exactly one month since Safari Park Dvůr Králové welcomed the birth of two endangered Persian leopard cubs. The Park is one the world’s most important breeders of the... Read more
ZSL London Zoo’s trio of tiger cubs have had their visit from the Zoo’s veterinarians, who were finally able to confirm the sexes of the stripy babies – two males and a female! ZSL veterinarian Dr Ellie Milnes gave each... Read more
Not one, but two adorable Red Kangaroo joeys have started to emerge from the security of their mother’s pouch just in time for the spring school holidays. The two joeys, one female and one male were born to first-time mothers... Read more
Keepers at West Midland Safari Park are celebrating the birth of an incredibly cute, endangered giraffe calf. The six-foot-tall baby boy was born in the Park’s new giraffe house, at 12:30am on 13 September 2022, to third-time mum, Arusha and... Read more
Safari Park Dvůr Králové in The Czech Republic has quadruplet female fennec fox kits! The first signs there were kits came July 11, but only by September were officials sure there were four of them. The mother gave birth to... Read more
11 August 2022 The U.K.’s West Midland Safari Park is pleased to announce the arrival of three, tiny meerkat pups – the first litter in over nine years. Signs that the incredibly cute youngsters had been born, were spotted on... Read more
Zoo officials today announced female Amur tiger cub, Helina, made her grand debut at the Indianapolis Zoo! She was very curious about her new surroundings and made sure to climb, sniff and explore her new habitat, thrilling guests who were... Read more
Two coatis came to the Fort Worth Zoo (TX) at the beginning of July named Ringo and Camilo (born in May). They are not brothers but have been together for almost their entire lives. They are part of the outreach... Read more
As of yesterday, Potter Park Zoo’s handsome male red panda cub is hitting developmental milestones and is gaining weight at a healthy pace. His mother, Maliha, continues to do a tremendous job! Previously on ZooBorns: https://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2022/08/endangered-red-panda-cub-born-at-potter-park-zoo.html Read more
Hooray, a sable antelope has been born at Beekse Bergen in The Netherlands! Roel’s calf saw the light of day for the first time on September 3. Roel had to wait a while — sable antelopes’ gestation is about as... Read more
Have you seen them yet? A few days ago, Zoo Osnabrück’s capybara Jenna gave birth to five little capybaras. So tiny - and yet near carbon copies of their mom! Capybaras are precocial and already have fur and permanent teeth... Read more
ZOO Ljubljana is very happy to announce that their red pandas Magu and Mauka are new parents to a little red bundle named Bambu. Most of the time it stays inside one tree den or a similar one nearby. Because... Read more
Four little hooves and all ears! The Zoo’s baby boom continues with the arrival of a male okapi calf born to first-time mom, Kayin, as part of an AZA breeding program for this endangered species. The Oklahoma City Zoo and... Read more
This antelope species is native to central Africa; calves are first for the Zoo’s new adult male September 14, 2022 (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomed the birth of two new sitatunga calves this past weekend. A... Read more
Who could resist that little face? An adorable little chocolate-brown cub has joined the Spotted Hyena clan at Monarto Safari Park. Born at the end of August, keepers have been monitoring the clan while allowing time for the little one... Read more