Suprised this hasn’t been mentioned yet. A baby Koala was born in May last year, to Rinny (born 2015). The joey emerged from his mother’s pouch in January and was named ‘Hope’ for the Australian bushfires, which were burning at the time. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article239122298.html It has now been confirmed Hope is a male, and he has gone on display alongside his mother: Hope the Koala is now on exhibit at Zoo Miami
1.1 Clouded leopard cubs were born February 11: Endangered clouded leopard kittens born at US zoo The parents are Rajasi - born March 2011 at Nashville Zoo; and Sarai - born May 2011 at the Smithsonian’s Conservation and Research Centre.
Based on this article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.snopes.com/ap/2020/04/10/zoo-miami-clouded-leopard-cubs/amp/ The Clouded Leopard cubs are being checked and exam led due to the Coronavirus and what makes this interesting unlike most zoos which have and breed clouded leopards in which the mother neglects the cubs and have to be hand-reared, the cubs at zoo Miami are being taken care by their mother.
On May 6th, 2020, a mongoose lemur was born at the zoo. It is the first time a mongoose lemur has been born in Zoo Miami’s history. Endangered mongoose lemur born at Zoo Miami On June 1st, the zoo reopened with safety precautions that are available to view in the article down below. Reopening South Florida: Zoo Miami Reopens June 1 With Strict Safety Precautions
A Bactrian camel calf has been born: Zoo Miami Welcomes Birth Of Critically Endangered Bactrian Camel Sunny, a 3-year-old female gave birth to what appears to be a healthy baby girl. Sunny has been at Zoo Miami since November 2017 after arriving from her birthplace at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. The father is 9-year-old Bubba, who came from the Minnesota Zoo in 2012. This is the first offspring for both parents.
Could any zoochatters who know this zoo well tell me whether there are any Neotropical primates and particularly any of the Callitrichidae species kept at Zoo Miami ? I've looked on their website and there are none featured and neither are there any pictures that indicate that they keep any through most of the gallery.
@Onychorhynchus coronatus https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/list-of-species-on-exhibit-3-17-19. Deja vu But in seriousness, if you go to the United States forums and use the dropdown menu to filter results for the zoo you're interested in, it will show you all of the threads associated with it - including these species lists. Not every zoo will have one, but it's worth checking first.
The zoo's female komodo dragon had to have extensive surgery recently because she swallowed a large re-usable water bottle. One of the alligators also had to have x-rays to look for another water bottle it was seen eating; they didn't find it, so they're concerned the one alligator passed it and another ate it. Komodo dragon undergoes emergency surgery after eating water bottle dropped into zoo enclosure
A Giant anteater was born December 8: Giant Anteater is born at Zoo Miami and defies odds of survival after its mother rejected it | Daily Mail Online
