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Baby Flamingos!
The Ellen Trout Zoo is proud to
announcement recently hatched Chilean Flamingo chicks. The first
chick hatched 4 November 2009, followed by a second chick on 10
November. While this is not the typical time of year for the
flamingos to nest, they got excited by all the recent rains and
built up their nests and began laying eggs. The chicks may be seen
in the exhibit with their parents.
Watch the Video!
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A
bouncing baby boy Masai Giraffe was found healthy and dry at 8 a.m.,
July 1. He had been born sometime during the night. Emi Lane is
being a good mother, as is to be expected with her track record.
On
July 2, the calf received a "well baby" check in the early
morning hours to beat the heat. The hand-on exam by Dr. Nance
confirmed the sex as male and that the calf is healthy and doing
well on mother's milk. He's about 6'4" tall and weighed in
during the exam at 65.5kg (about 144 pounds).
We have a
short video by Celia Falzone and the still photo is by
Samantha Miller, Ellen Trout Zoo.
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A female Bontebok calf was born 10 May
and it is on display with its mother in the giraffe exhibit.
Watch the Video.
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Four Black and White Ruffed Lemurs
were born 7 May and they are on display with their parents. There
are two boys and two girls.
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An
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill hatched and is being reared by
its parents in the giraffe exhibit. Since they are cavity
nesters, the chick will not be visible until it fledges in
July and is adult sized.
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