The population of cute is booming at the San Diego Zoo, as reported on NBC Bay Area.com. Check out the March madness…
San Diego Zoo
Pagi, a female Bornean sun bear cub whose name means morning in a Malayan dialect, reassured her brother, Palu, who is named after a valley in Borneo, as they made their public debut at the San Diego Zoo. The 5-month-old bears surpassed their keepers expectations by exploring every inch of their habitat, including the highest points of their climbing structures.
Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo
A couple of mule deer steer clear of a black rhino calf while he runs around his habitat. This calf was born at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. Despite their size and weight, black rhinos are known to run at speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
San Diego Zoo
A baby western lowland gorilla has made his debut at the San Diego Zoo. Frank was born at the zoo in September and introduced to the public on Friday. Immediately after being placed in the Gorilla Tropics exhibit, Frank began crawling and foraging for food with his mother, 12-year-old Azizi, and the other gorillas. Zoo officials say Frank weighs 13 pounds, but he’s expected to grow to more than 400 pounds by the time he is full grown at about age 15.
Ken Bohn, Zoological Society of San Diego
Thirteen Australian red-bellied short-necked turtles hatched at the San Diego Zoo. The hatchlings are about the size of a quarter. The females will grow as large as dinner plates while the males will reach only about four inches in diameter. This aquatic species is native to tropical regions of Australia and New Guinea.
by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo
Three of four meerkat pups stay close to each other at the San Diego Zoo. The pups are thriving and are scrambling about in their habitat with the whole group of 12 meerkats. After their birth they spent much of their first few weeks in the den. Animal care staff was not even certain how many pups there were initially, as mom would only allow one out at a time. The mother, Ngami, is the dominant female of the group, but the whole troop helps raise the pups.
Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo
A female koala joey born in 2008, at the San Diego Zoo holds onto its mother, Orana, in a tree.
Ken Bohn, Zoological Society of San Diego
Matamata turtles hatched at the San Diego Zoo in 2008, the first time this species has successfully reproduced at the Zoo. The matamata, native to Brazil, Guiana and Trinidad, has a name that means “I kill, I kill,” in Spanish. The matamata is not endangered, but its population is feeling the pressure of habitat loss.
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