Shhhh! Nap time

It had been 23 years since a baby Gorilla was born at North Carolina Zoo when on August 4th, "Bomassa", a healthy male, was born to 12-year-old "Jamani".



 The rare births are cause for celebration not only for N.C. Zoo but also
for the entire Gorilla Species Survival Plan (SSP®), the group
responsible for the long-term sustainability of the western lowland
gorilla population in North American zoos. With these births, the
Gorilla SSP moves closer to its target population size of 360
individuals in 52 zoos.



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It's a porcupette!

 

 Born September 4, at Chester Zoo, this is Noko, an African Crested
Porcupine. 

Porcupine babies, called porcupettes, are born without
sharp quills. Instead their spikes are soft and bendable, but they
gradually harden after a few days. Quills are used to protect them
against predators such as coyotes, bears, dogs, foxes and even humans.
Any they lose in the process, grow back!


 

Porcupines are herbivores, feeding mostly on leaves,
twigs, herbs, pine needles and thin tree bark, which they remove with
their sharp, strong teeth.



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To Save Some Species, Zoos Must Let Others Die

As the number of species at risk of extinction soars, zoos are
increasingly being called upon to rescue and sustain animals, and not
just for marquee breeds like pandas and rhinos but also for all manner
of mammals, frogs, birds and insects whose populations are suddenly
crashing. 

To conserve animals effectively, however, zoo officials have concluded
that they must winnow species in their care and devote more resources to
a chosen few. The result is that zookeepers, usually animal lovers to
the core, are increasingly being pressed into making cold calculations
about which animals are the most crucial to save. Some days, the burden
feels less like Noah building an ark and more like Schindler making a
list. 

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Do you know what this is?

 A white-faced saki photographed  at the zoo in Nuremberg, Germany.



 Photo: Timm Schamberger / AP



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Lion tries to eat baby

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