Taronga Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a precious Pygmy Hippo calf, the first to be reared by its mother at the Zoo in over 20 years.
The female infant named, ‘Kambiri’ meaning “allow me to join this family“ was born to mother ‘Petre’ and father ‘Timmy’ and discovered in the early morning of Saturday 26 June by the Zoo’s dedicated keeping staff who had been monitoring the pregnancy.
The infant is the second female calf born to Petre and Timmy, following ‘Monifa’ which was born in 2008. Unfortunately despite Petre initially showing very strong mothering skills, Monifa had to be hand-reared by zoo keepers after a difficult birth which compromised the newborn’s ability to thrive.
Kambiri is only the fifth Pygmy Hippo to be born in Australia in two decades. Along with Taronga’s recent breeding successes, the regional population is gradually increasing with zoo colleag ues in Cairns having welcomed a male calf last year.
Taronga Zoo is also pleased to have retained the position as Sydney's most popular experience for the fourth year in a row. During the year ending June 2010, the Zoo received strong support from the community with nearly 1.5 million people visiting Taronga.
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