The Sand Cats at the Zoological Center Ramat Gan are 2 year old Sabbhia and 4 year old Marib. They arrived at the zoo almost 2 years ago from France and Sweden respectively. Officials were hoping for successful breeding of... Read more
Good news and not so good news – let’s do the second one first. Older Daughter received a call from the veterinarian (Dr. B) who works with the animals at the humane society where my girls work. Dr. B received... Read more
Brookfield, Ill. — The Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, is happy to announce the birth of a male South American tapir calf on May 22. Beginning, May 26, zoogoers will be able to see 11-year-old mom Sorghum (pronounced... Read more
SAN DIEGO (May 20, 2022) – The San Diego Zoo celebrated another milestone as wildlife care staff welcomed the birth of a rare male golden takin—the second of this takin subspecies to be born in the Western Hemisphere and the... Read more
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital is delighted to have released two patients back into the wild after they were found with air rifle pellets lodged in their bodies; Bonnie the common brushtail possum and Cruiser the lace monitor. In partnership... Read more
Their birth is important for the survival of this critically endangered big cat (St. Louis, Mo - May 19, 2022) Two critically endangered Amur leopard cubs were born at the Saint Louis Zoo on April 21, 2022. The little females... Read more
Zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo swoop in and hand-rear five adorable penguin chicks Zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo have their hands full in the penguin nursery this month – feeding and caring for five hungry Humboldt penguin chicks, after their... Read more
This giraffe calf is a female named Akacia and she was born on April 30th. She is the first calf for Copenhagen Zoo’s young new breeding male, but the seventh calf for her mother. Copenhagen is expecting one more calf... Read more
The last two weeks I’ve posted my Wildlife Wednesdays even though I was in too much pain to write about losing Little Roo. In fact, the Wednesday after his death, my post was already written as I’d done it a... Read more
It has taken me two weeks to be able to write about this. I thought I could do this story last week but then I couldn’t. Without fail, over all of these years, I have found writing about a loss... Read more
HOUSTON (May 11, 2022) – Double the cuteness at the Houston Zoo! Two healthy capybara pups were born April 11 to first-time mom, Squirt, and dad, Rio. The brother and sister have been named Bruno and Pepa after characters from... Read more
At just 3 weeks old, she is thriving! Zoo Knoxville Chimpanzee Infant Stevie is currently receiving around the clock keeper care from 10 expert primate care givers. She is meeting all of her milestones and eating on demand. Each day... Read more
SAN DIEGO (May 12, 2022) – A 3-month-old giraffe calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has received a new lease on life, thanks to swift intervention by the conservation organization’s wildlife health and wildlife care teams to correct... Read more
On April 29, Nashville Zoo welcomed the very first spotted fanaloka to be born in the United States. The male pup is being hand-reared by the Zoo's veterinary staff and is alert and healthy. He was born to a pair... Read more
The UK’s second-ever Andean twin bear cubs recently took their very first steps out into their expanded nursery. The 4-month-old cubs have been pictured exploring their outside habitat under the watchful eye of mum Madidi. The ‘nursery’ area has recently... Read more
I’ve been writing about the new wildlife babies at Wild Angels - some baby bunnies (5), baby opossums(2), and baby raccoons(3). The baby bunnies have been released. The two little opossums are still doing really well. This is great news... Read more
Congratulations to Topeka Zoo’s Orangutan family members Rudy, Mawas, and Bumi! This morning Topeka Zoo’s Bornean Orangutan Rudy gave birth to their newest addition. Today zoo officials closed the Lianas Forest building to provide additional privacy and allow for bonding.... Read more
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 5, 2022) – There’s a very fluffy, adorably squeaky new kid on the rocks at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Around 3:15 p.m. on Wed., May 4, first-time Rocky Mountain goat mom, Lena, delivered a calf who was... Read more
The black-footed cat born on April 8 and currently under the expert care of The Living Desert’s veterinary team, officially has a name – Arya. Meaning noble or honorable in Sanskrit, the name Arya also brings to mind the strong... Read more
You remember that a few weeks ago, Older Daughter’s husband noticed a struggling buzzard below the bluff near the river. I did a raging post about this buzzard because it was dragging around a steel-jaw leghold trap, making it impossible... Read more