Edinburgh Zoo gets ready for penguin breeding season
Spring is a busy time of year for the team at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo who have been hard at work preparing for the start of the Gentoo penguin breeding season.
Chicks
First outing for penguin chicks at West Midland Safari
A pair of fluffy, grey Humboldt penguin chicks have emerged from their nests at West Midland Safari Park, under the watchful eyes of parents – Elm & Elder and Ash & Juniper. At just five and seven weeks old, the chicks’ protective parents allowed keepers to weigh the youngsters and give them a quick health … Read more
Flamingo success for Belfast Zoo
After years of waiting, Belfast Zoo can finally celebrate their first ever successful Chilean flamingo hatchings. Although Belfast Zoo has been home to flamingos since opening in 1934, Chilean flamingos did not arrive until 2010. The birds never laid eggs in this time, however, despite attempts by the zoo team to encourage breeding behavior. In … Read more
Chilean flamingo chicks join flock in Devon
Well known for its flock of Chilean flamingos, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon has welcomed its first flamingo chicks in six years. Recently hatched, the two small, pale and fluffy chicks are now being looked after by their parents and protected from both the weather and predatory gulls. It will be a while before … Read more
First penguin chicks of 2018 for Twycross Zoo
Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire is celebrating the arrival of its first Humboldt penguin chicks of the year. The fluffy duo have hatched just in time for Easter, to the delight of keepers who expect to see many more chicks appear soon. The new penguin arrivals are now being cared for by proud penguin parents Dory and … Read more
Christmas penguin chicks for Paradise Wildlife
Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire has welcomed a trio of endangered African penguin chicks to its collection, just in time for Christmas. The three fluffy new arrivals hatched late in November and have been doing very well within the park’s new, award winning Penguin Falls enclosure, under the watchful eye of their parents. Paradise is one … Read more
Record year for Longleat flamingo chicks
Record numbers of Chilean flamingos have hatched at Longleat in Wiltshire with the safari park welcoming a total of 15 chicks to the colony this year. Flamingos lay just one egg at a time on top of a tall cone nest. Each chick hatches with white plumage, which they will keep for around three years, … Read more
Fish eagle pair debut at Warwick Castle
Visitors to Warwick Castle will soon be able to see eight-month old fish eagle chicks, born last year at a breeding centre in Scotland, as they star in the Flight of the Eagles Show at the castle’s Birds of Prey Arena. Named Albert and Victoria, after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria who visited Warwick Castle … Read more
Fish eagle pair debut at Warwick Castle
Visitors to Warwick Castle will soon be able to see eight-month old fish eagle chicks, born last year at a breeding centre in Scotland, as they star in the Flight of the Eagles Show at the castle’s Birds of Prey Arena. Named Albert and Victoria, after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria who visited Warwick Castle … Read more
Fish eagle pair debut at Warwick Castle
Visitors to Warwick Castle will soon be able to see eight-month old fish eagle chicks, born last year at a breeding centre in Scotland, as they star in the Flight of the Eagles Show at the castle’s Birds of Prey Arena. Named Albert and Victoria, after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria who visited Warwick Castle … Read more
Fish eagle pair debut at Warwick Castle
Visitors to Warwick Castle will soon be able to see eight-month old fish eagle chicks, born last year at a breeding centre in Scotland, as they star in the Flight of the Eagles Show at the castle’s Birds of Prey Arena. Named Albert and Victoria, after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria who visited Warwick Castle … Read more
Vulture chicks breeding success
THE Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire has announced the hatching of two further Oriental white-backed vulture chicks at the conservation breeding centre at Changa Manga, near Lahore in Pakistan. The trust has been working on a breeding programme for vultures here, together with partners WWF-Pakistan, since 2004. The hatchings follow the breeding success of last … Read more
Penguin rings signal breeding season at Edinburgh Zoo
Spring is in the air and the team at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo have been busy preparing for the start of the annual gentoo penguin breeding season by placing nest rings and pebbles into the Penguin Rock enclosure. It’s a noisy and lively time for the zoo as the penguins woo their mates by selecting perfectly smooth … Read more