The two Red Panda cubs born last year have received their first check up. They have been sexed as a male and a female. An interesting section of the article: Perth Zoo has had significant breeding success with 21 Red Pandas born at the Zoo since 1997. | Perth Zoo
Continuing the squirrel monkey boom in the region, Perth Zoo has welcomed the birth of Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys to first-time parents, Dora and Estrella. Security Check
Hardly a new species, as Perth have had Commons in the past. Maybe better to say they have returned to PZ.
Perth Zoo has announced the arrival of six Asian Small-clawed Otter pups to parents Cerdic and Paddy. Perth Zoo
That's a decent sized litter! If they survive, I believe this will be a record sized litter for the Australasian region. Most of the litters in the region seem to average three of four pups; and the largest I can find is five pups born to T'ealc and Jade at Auckland Zoo 04/05/2001.
The Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo joey has been sexed as a male and been named Banz (a town in Papua New Guinea). | Perth Zoo
Something about the idea of a world record plaque for the "largest Asian Small Clawed Otter litter to survive in a zoo in the Australasian region" makes me laugh, it is quite a specific record isnt it .
The binturong kits have finally been named. From a naming competition, the male has been named Rimbo (a forest in Indonesia) and the female, Kemiri (Indonesian for candlenut). I named the female and won a behind-the-scenes binturong experience!! Looks like I am off to Perth Zoo when normality returns and it opens! Security Check
Perth Zoo has announced the birth of a Javan Gibbon! Gibbon it Up for Love Some background information about Perth Zoo’s Javan gibbons for anyone interested. This new birth marks the beginning of a new pairing at Perth Zoo. The parents of this new baby are wild-caught Omar (1984) and Perth-born female Sundar (2010). Omar arrived at Perth Zoo in November 2018 from Belfast Zoo. I believe the zoo still has male Owa (2014) who is Sunda’s full brother. This currently leaves the zoo’s Javan gibbons at four individuals (2.1.1). Perth Zoo’s former pair (the parents of Sundar and Owa) – Jury and Hecla have both since passed on. The male, Jury (1986) died in October 2014 and the female, Hecla (1983) in December 2018. They were one of the most successful Javan gibbon pairs in captivity. Jury and Hecla produced ten (4.6) offspring at Perth Zoo: Khusus (F) – 1995 Unnamed (M) - 1997 Regina (F) – 1998 Arjuana (M) – 2000 (the current breeding male at Mogo) Sinta (F) – 2003 Nakula (M) – 2005 Cahaya (F) – 2008 Sunda (F) – 2010 Unnamed (F) – 2012 Owa (M) – 2014
Perth Zoo has hatched more than twenty Western Swamp Turtles in the past two weeks. From the zoo’s Facebook page: Perth Zoo
The Javan Gibbon baby has been sexed as a male. In Perth Zoo tradition there is a public naming competition to name the baby. The following options have been given: Hardi' meaning mountain 'Edi' meaning aesthetic beauty in nature 'Ace' meaning handsome 'Asta' meaning earth Security Check
This article mentions that four of the Asian Small-clawed Otters have been sexed as three males and a female. The three males were named Ulani (meaning cheerful in Laos), Amir (king in Malay) and Tom (puddle in Laos). The female has been called Botum (princess in Cambodian). https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/the...nation-with-flying-colours-ng-b881581067z.amp The naming competition on their website mentions five pups and the original Facebook post announced the arrival of six otter pups. I guess not all the pups survived which is not surprising for such a large litter: Help Us Name the Otter Pups
The two Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys born earlier in the year have been sexed as two males. They have been named Rio and Sai. Meet Perth Zoo’s Squirrel Monkey Babies
