Their biggest news is the recent revelation that they imported a male Sri Lankan leopard last year to pair with their female, Yakalla. Ankesh was born 13/08/2016 at the Santillana Zoo and arrived at the National Zoo 11/09/2019. Ankesh and Yakalla are the first pair of Sri Lankan leopards in the Australasian region, so this is huge news. All going well with introductions, we could potentially see cubs within the next 12 months.
Finally found some exciting news from the zoo, they have bred their first koala baby to first-time parents Maltida and Bailey: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2621133611476757
The National Zoo and Aquarium has announced the arrival of 0.1 Asian Small-clawed Otter - Pai from Perth Zoo. The female had been paired with their male Bao for breeding purposes. National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
The National Zoo and Aquarium has announced the arrival of 0.1 Giraffe, Skye from Australia Zoo. She was the first giraffe to be born at Australia Zoo back in 2013 and arrived in Canberra back in March. Skye will be a female companion for their male Hummer (who has lived by himself for quite a while). I’m glad she has finally moved to a new zoo and it must have been quite the challenge to transport a fully-grown giraffe. Source: National Zoo and Aquarium’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1639771832858494 National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra
The first Koala born at the zoo is a female. She has been named ‘Namadgi.’ Namadgi was born to mum Matilda and dad Bailey in November 2019.
Continuing the otter boom of 2020 in the region, the National Zoo and Aquarium have announced the birth of three (2.1) Asian Small-clawed Otter pups to their new pair Bal and Pai. The pups have been named Chester, Basil and Josey. Log into Facebook | Facebook
The National Zoo and Aquarium have announced the birth of 1.0 Giraffe calf to their pair Shaba and Mzungu. This is the zoo's third giraffe birth and their first ever male calf. He was born on 15th October and the zoo should now have six (3.3) Giraffe in two different groups. Source: National Zoo and Aquarium's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=565881447701071
The giraffe calf has been named Khamisi (Swahili for “born on Thursday”): Log into Facebook | Facebook
