Flowering Crabapple (Malus) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Toronto Zoo‘s four-month-old Clouded Leopard cubs are transitioning to a new play space and zoo guests can now see the sisters during limited times on most days — via ZooBorns
A baby Fossa (pronounced FOO-sa) was born this summer at the San Diego Zoo. Now 12 weeks old, the Fossa pup, its mother and three siblings moved into their new home in the Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks exhibit last week and wasted no time exploring—jumping over grassy areas, climbing on rocks and playing in trees — via ZooBorns
Orange Pig Face (Mesembryanthemum) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
A blue-eyed bundle of fluff arrived at Tierpark Berlin on 13 June: Kitai the Snow Leopard cub. Kitai was born to parents Maya and Bataar, both six years old. This is their third litter together — via ZooBorns
On 1 July 2017 Colchester Zoo welcomed an adorable new arrival, Nala the Serval kitten — via Youtube
Nashville Zoo recently welcomed the birth of two Banded Palm Civets. The brother and sister were born on 29 June — via ZooBorns
Three-week-old black rhino calf Kendi is making short visits outside. First-time-mum Seyia is being cautious, so the mum and calf duo are still hanging out inside more than they go out. Visitors may see Kendi bouncing around, peeking out or even venturing into the yard. Sightings will become more frequent as Kendi gets more comfortable in the new environment — via Youtube
This photo isn’t fake.
These tiny, dazzling spiders are 100 per cent real — and scientists have just discovered another five species and sub-species in Western Australia.
They’re called peacock spiders and self-described peacock spiderman
Jurgen Otto has spent years discovering and photographing them.
When he first spotted one of the unique creatures in bushland near Sydney about a decade ago, he said he almost stepped on it.
I took a photograph and then later I went home, looked at it on the computer and was just blown away,
Dr Otto said.
When I started with all this, there was not a single picture or video of a peacock spider on the internet.
Nine years later now, you get many thousand hits when you type
peacock spider
into Google.
The reaction of people when they see the latest finds remains the same.
One could think that the novelty of this would all have worn off by now, but people still get excited when they see them,
he said.
Each new species is a complete surprise — the patterns and colours of each species are so different and so unpredictable, you never know what the next one and its display and courtship dance will look like.
Most of the five discoveries were spotted in south-western WA, but peacock spiders can be found across southern Australia.
Dr Otto estimates there are now more than 60 species and sub-species of Australian peacock spiders. Thirty-nine of them were named by himself and fellow spider expert David Hill — via ABC News
Burgers’ Zoo is now home to five Golden Jackal pups. Until recently, they have been safely tucked away with mum in their underground den, which makes it difficult for keepers to pinpoint their exact birthdate. They are now spending more time above ground and keepers estimate them to be about three-months-old — via ZooBorns
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Play and feeding time for the eleven pups at Perth Zoo — via Youtube
Thanks to spotted hyenas’ unusual social structure, males experience a tough life of solitude, harassment, and deprivation — via Youtube
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is excited to announce the 23 May birth of a Pallas’s Cat kitten. The kitten’s birth marked the second live offspring ever produced with artificial insemination in Pallas’s Cat — via ZooBorns
A litter of five playful Eurasian Wolf pups — the first in the park’s 47-year history — has emerged from the den at Cotswold Wildlife Park — via Youtube
The Minnesota Zoo is excited to welcome a new male Puma kitten, named Landslide, to their Medtronic Minnesota Trail exhibit — via ZooBorns
Two incredibly rare Eastern black rhino calves have been born in a week at Chester Zoo, boosting global numbers of the critically endangered species.
Both calves were delivered safely onto soft sand following pregnancies lasting around 15 months — via Youtube
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