Taronga Western Plains Zoo has babies galore to see this summer! The zoo has experienced a baby boom over the past six months, with the arrival of an Asian Elephant calf, Ring-tailed Lemur babies, Cheetah cubs Takhi foals and a rare Bongo calf.
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Female Asian Elephant calf Kanlaya is six months old and growing fast and is now confidently exploring her surroundings and interacting with Sabai her older cousin.
The zoo also welcomed three Ring-tailed Lemur babies in early spring. All three babies are starting to regularly spend time on their island home with their mothers, even venturing away independently from time to time.
In addition to the Ring-tailed Lemur babies, a baby Spider Monkey was born in late October and is doing well clinging to his mum’s tummy. The older two Spider Monkey babies are keeping their mother’s on their toes! They are very active and cheeky, often taking food from the adults in the group or swinging from the trees and ropes on their island.
Another arrival, a rare Bongo calf born in September, is also growing up fast. This critically endangered species is on the brink, with less than 100 individuals (est) remaining in the wild. Every birth is critical.
Two Takhi (Przewalski’s Horse) foals were also born just one day apart in October. The male and female foals are doing well and enjoy a gallop around the paddock in the mornings with their mothers. Summer is a great time to come and see all the zoo babies and enjoy some time with family and friends exploring all the Zoo has to offer.
Other news:
Taronga Western Plains Zoo continues to play a pivotal role in the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef with Dr Rebecca Hobbs returning from the annual spawning event with cryopreserved coral sperm samples to be stored in the Taronga CryoDiversity Bank in Dubbo. The Reef Recovery program has been running since 2011 and during this time has cryopreserved samples from 21 different coral species that are stored in Dubbo. The samples collected from the Great Barrier Reef can remain frozen, but alive, for hundreds of years and are critical for the reef’s survival.
