The San Diego Zoo last week announced the birth of a female aardvark cub — the first to be born at the zoo in more than 35 years. San Diego now has a new "princess dirt pig." The first aardvark cub to be born at the San Diego Zoo in more than 35 years was revealed to have been born last week. Parents Zola and Azaan welcomed a cub on May 10; its name has not yet been … [Read more...] about Princess Dirt Pig, The First Baby Aardvark To Be Born At The San Diego Zoo In 35 Years
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San Diego Zoo Celebrates the Birth of the Western Hemisphere’s First Male Golden Takin Calf
The birth of a healthy male golden takin this spring marked another milestone in the San Diego Zoo's animal conservation efforts. This newborn calf is the first male of a species of ruminant sheep-like animals native to the Himalayas to be born in the Western Hemisphere. "The little tot has a name!" "Meet Jin Tong (pronounced jean tone), a rare golden takin calf and the … [Read more...] about San Diego Zoo Celebrates the Birth of the Western Hemisphere’s First Male Golden Takin Calf
Diego, the 100-year-old tortoise who saved his species by fathering 800 kids, has retired to his home Galapagos island
After 87 years of reproductive efforts, a tortoise called "sex machine" for his role in repopulating his species has retired. After being relocated to Santa Cruz island in Galapagos, Ecuador, by environmentalists in the mid-1960s to safeguard its decreasing population, Diego the Giant tortoise fathered over 800 offspring. The 100-year-old tortoise will now return to his … [Read more...] about Diego, the 100-year-old tortoise who saved his species by fathering 800 kids, has retired to his home Galapagos island