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    Chandra a female Sumatran Tiger has arrived from Edinburgh Zoo.
     
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    1.0 Golden Cheeked Gibbon arrived from Zoo Doue on 6th April. A female should join him before the end of this week...
     
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    0.0.3 Persian Leopards have been born

    The zoo also now keeps Scimater Horned Oryx - 4 arrived from Leipzig earlier in the year
     
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    The Zoo is building a new persian leopards enclosure in its asian area. The leopards will join Sumatra tigers, red pandas and golden-cheeked gibbons.
    The leopards were previously in the old part of the park, like the tigers.
     
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    Some aerial view of the new persian leopards exhibit has been released on Facebook :

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    The persian leopards have been transferes in their new enclosure May 15th. They will be off-show for a few days before visitors can see them.

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    Also, not mentioned but a male Prairie Dog arrived from Touroparc Zoo a week ago.

    Security Check

    2 otters arrived from Zoo de Jurques on May 26th. Apparently they are both females.

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    Just announced but the zoo welcome :
    - a female sumatran tiger born last december 25th,
    - a white-faced saki during march,
    - a kordofan giraffe may 8th.
     
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    Female Giraffe ‘Kissa’ has given birth :)
     
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    Unfortunately this second giraffe calf of the year (a female) died august 25th.

    The zoo received new species from Branféré last october 13th :
    - a pair of whopper swans,
    - two pairs of common shelducks,
    - a trio of eurasian goldeneyes.
     
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    Birth of 2 female Giraffes, called VICKIE and VIOLETTE, this spring in the Champrépus Zoo.
    Zoo de Champrépus on Instagram: "Incroyable ! Deux girafons au Zoo de Champrépus ! Le carnet rose du Zoo normand s’est ouvert dès ce mois de mars avec la naissance de deux girafons ! Comme vous le savez déjà, le 15 mars dernier… un moment magique : la naissance de Vickie. Puis le 11 avril, un autre petit bonheur et un espoir pour les Girafes de Kordofan : un seconde girafon, Violette. Ces deux girafons sont encore des êtres fragiles. Nos soigneurs et vétérinaires les suivent au quotidien. Nous vous donnerons de leurs nouvelles régulièrement ! Un peu d'histoire : Kissa, une de nos femelles Girafe de Kordofan a mis bas après 15 longs mois de gestation. Une première petite femelle vient de naître, Vickie… un démarrage un peu difficile car notre girafon a des difficultés à téter. Grâce au dévouement de notre équipe animalière et à nos vétérinaires, la situation se stabilise petit à petit et elle se nourrit désormais correctement. Puis il y a quelques jours, incroyable : Panambi a elle aussi donné naissance. Le 11 avril dans la soirée, quelques signes d’une mise-bas imminente… Nos soigneurs animaliers sont là : ils veillent sur notre girafe. Deux heures plus tard, un petit être bouge entre les pattes de sa mère. Notre second girafon est né ! Au fil des heures, on peut observer que la mère le lèche régulièrement et qu’elle laisse son girafon téter. Le surlendemain, les soigneurs et le vétérinaire peuvent faire un bilan général sur son état de santé, l’identifier et découvrir avec une grande joie que le girafon est une femelle ! Nouvelle d’autant plus extraordinaire que les naissances de femelles sont rares et donc cruciales. [Conservation] Ces naissances sont un espoir et une excellente nouvelle pour le programme européen d’élevage de cette sous-espèce de girafe qui est en Danger Critique d’Extinction ; En effet, le Zoo de Champrepus s’investit depuis de nombreuses années dans la conservation des Girafes en parcs zoologiques, comme dans le milieu naturel. En photo : nos deux girafons, Vickie et Violette, et leur grande sœur Malia. #zoo #parczoologique #girafe #girafon #naissance #bebegirafe #conservation #girafedukordofan #normandie #manchetourisme"
     
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