Taronga Western Plains Zoo have recently introduced a pair of African Lions, the male is Lazarus who moved there from Auckland in 2012. Does anyone know who the female is and where she came from? https://www.facebook.com/TarongaWesternPlainsZoo
1.2 African Lions were born on 28th Feb http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...ion-cub-triplets/story-fni0cx12-1227295713728
1.0 black rhino born to Bakhita: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2015-05-08/its-boy-precious-new-arrival-debuts-dubbo
2.0 cheetah have arrived from Halls Gap Zoo: ZOO CHAT: Zoo's resident cheetah population getting larger | Daily Liberal
In all fairness, within the minor black rhino ex situ conservation breeding program (I mean WORLD HERD) males / bulls are still more than welcome, particularly so in the USA/Mexico component. But, yes ... new and younger females with future breeding potential remain essential (given an ageing and mostly breeding on hold population in the USA (a shame really ...?!!). On the other hand, it seems some experienced (with the more common white rhino) Mexican zoos seem to have taken up a keen interest in the minor breeding program and are committed to actually breeding them.
No. Coming from Namibia I assume these are bicornis!!! On TWZP: when is the other pregnant female black rhino due?
Fair enough. I admit I was thinking only of an Australian region situation, where a number of males have been born but only the one female. I suspect, though I could be wrong, that the only two females breeding now are the mother and daughter that have, or will shortly be, calving.
According to this press release from 2014 Kalungwizi is due "mid-2015": Black Rhino Breeding Success Confirmed in Dubbo | Taronga
The lion cubs have gone on display: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2015-05-18/lion-cub-trio-display
Article mentioning that Dora the male greater one-horned rhino has had his sperm frozen (along with coral spawn): No Cookies | dailytelegraph.com.au
A diesel spill occurred in the hippo lake, with no animals harmed and all cleaned up: Diesel spill in hippo lake prompts emergency response at zoo | Daily Liberal
-The male lion cub has been named "Baako" meaning first born -A male spider monkey has arrived from France. According to the press release they admit that they will be trying to breed two different sub-species together: https://taronga.org.au/news/2015-06-17/french-monkey-now-calls-dubbo-home