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
Five fluffy Cheetah cubs made their public debut this week at Australia’s Monarto Zoo.
Born in March to mother Kesho, the cubs immediately began exploring their new environment after bonding with Kesho in a private den for about three months.
One of the cubs is a male, and the other four are females — via ZooBorns
Dogs!
Enough about humans and more about some creatures that matter, you no doubt were saying in your mind. So here’s a story on pets. This is the story of Hachiko, who is likely the most famous dog in human history. But what is it about this dog that convinced the world to take notice?
We went around Japan to tell the story of the loyal dog who unwittingly saved his breed. Say hello to Hachiko, a very good dog — via Youtube
A newborn Southern Three-banded Armadillo named Spock at Poland’s Zoo Wroclaw laps up milk from a tiny dish offered by Zoo keepers. Spock’s mother did not nurse him after he was born, so keepers are hand raising him — via Youtube
Meet Magnus, a rescued 8 week old coyote pup now calling the Binghamton Zoo home — via Youtube
A tiny male sea otter pup — estimated to be just two to four weeks old — is now in 24-hour care at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, after concerned members of the public found it swimming alone in open water off northern Vancouver Island on Sunday. Although the pup appears healthy, he requires care night and day from the Rescue Centre team, just as he would from his mother. Staff and volunteers are spending shifts feeding, bathing and grooming the newborn pup, which has not yet been named — via Youtube
The first Andean bear to be born in mainland Great Britain has emerged from its den at Chester Zoo. The rare cub which is yet to be sexed, arrived to parents Lima (5) and Bernardo (7) in January and, after spending months snuggled away in its den, has now started to venture out and explore for the first time — via Youtube
On 22 April, five Mexican Gray Wolf Puppies were born to Zana and Flint at Brookfield Zoo. As part of the US Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program, two puppies were cross fostered with a wild pack. Staff worked with USFWS to transfer two of Brookfield Zoo’s pups to New Mexico, and in return, brought two wild pups back to join the Brookfield Zoo pack. This exchange of pups increases genetic diversity in the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf population — via Youtube
Cotswold Wildlife Park is celebrating the birth of the first Porcupine twins in the Park’s forty-seven-year history. The as-yet-unnamed and unsexed twins were born recently to first-time mother, Stempu, and father, Prickle — via Youtube
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