The Naples Daily News reports this is the first time in 30 years that the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens has had lion cubs. The zoo announced the birth of the cubs on Thursday; one was born May 13 and two were born May 14.
Four pups of a critically endangered species of wolf have been born at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The zoo says in a news release that the two male and two female red wolf pups were born April 13 — the first new litter of red wolf pups at the zoo in nearly a decade.
The zoo says a snow leopard cub was born on April 30. It was the first pregnancy for the cub's 4-year-old mother, Alya, and 6-year-old father, Moutig, the zoo said, and the first snow leopard birth at the zoo since 2007.
The newborn is making history by being the first successful birth of the species as a result of induced ovulation and artificial insemination, according to the zoo.
On March 13, a Diana monkey was born, and it is the 33rd Diana monkey born at the Tulsa Zoo. Zoo officials say on average, two are born in North America each year.
Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a new baby giraffe Saturday morning. The Zoo’s 8-year-old giraffe Wendy gave birth at 9:30 a.m. It’s her second birth. The baby was up and on its feet about 25 minutes after.
Megan, a 13-year-old critically endangered Western lowland gorilla, delivered the baby early March 7.
The Audubon Zoo’s newest residents might be heard before they’re seen. The zoo’s four lions are set to debut in May.
The North Carolina Zoo welcomed a new baby chimp on Monday, and while it’s not clear yet whether it’s a boy or a girl, the baby and its mother are doing well.
11-week-old Mountain Lion cubs, Toho, Tanka, and Tawakoni are ready to make their debut at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden.
“As long as people continue to buy tickets to zoos, animals will continue to suffer. “ That is what the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, (PETA) belief statement on zoo’s tell us. (Zoos: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone). It would seem that one such zoo professional has elected to stand behind PETA.
Two endangered clouded leopards have been born at a zoo in Naples, Florida.