It's been a busy few months for Taronga Western Plains Zoo with another two animals being born in recent weeks.
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Przewalski's Horse foal Bukhara was born on January 20 and calf Kito was welcomed into the giraffe herd on February 1.
It's an exciting moment for the zoo with only 2000 Przewalski's Horses in existence today.
"These guys were nearly gone from the face of the earth and now they're coming back," keeper Simone Low said.
Ms Low was hopeful Bukhara would stay at the zoo and become part of the breeding program.
"She'll probably stay here with us, we'd love for her to stay, but whatever the breeding program determines is best is where she'll go," she said.
In 1995 five Przewalski's Horses from Taronga Western Plains Zoo were flown to Mongolia and reintroduced into the Gobi Desert. However, Ms Low said there were no plans for a similar initiative to happen again.
"We need to build the numbers up again. Over in Mongolia they've got a big breeding program themselves, they're doing quite well. But we're here sort of as a backup plan," Ms Low said.
For now, Bukhara is learning to be part of the herd.
"She's only two and a half weeks old and she's already testing out grass. She's trying to do what the adults are doing. Mostly she's on mum's milk," Ms Low said.
"She doesn't wander too far from mum just yet but as she gets bigger, stronger, more confident she'll start running around."
New giraffe Kito is also helping to protect her species. She's the second giraffe calf to be born at the zoo so far this year.
Giraffe keeper Fiona Cameron said Kito and Nyah were already becoming fast friends.
"Over the years we've had two or three together and they creche together and just kind of hang out together, because they don't always hang out with their mums even in the wild."
As expected, the giraffes have been well received by the public and the zoo staff.
"Visitors love have giraffe babies on exhibit, baby anything really but particularly giraffe because they are such cool animals, and it'll be nice once they start coming up here a little bit further," Ms Cameron said.
Kito and Nyah will soon have more members in their creche with more giraffe calves expected in the coming months.