Rescue Tiger Cub Pounces on Ball in Oakland Zoo
Rescue Tiger Cub Pounces on Ball in Oakland Zoo A tiger cub named Lily brought out her inner kitten when she playfully pounced on a ball, footage from California’s Oakland Zoo showed. Lily, who features in the video released on March 26, was named by an internet poll after she was rescued from a private facility with multiple bone fractures. Earlier in March, the zoo said the cub would be moved to “a licensed facility specializing in big cat care” once she fully recovered. “Lily the rescued tiger is now strong enough for more advanced enrichment – also known as better toys!” the zoo wrote on X. Credit: Oakland Zoo via Storyful Perth Zoo in Western Australia has experienced a "baby boom" this winter, with birth of two Bolivian squirrel monkey babies and a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey within months. The baby spider monkeys were born to mothers Sue and Vivo, and a female joey is soon to be named. The zoo's Primate Keeper Mel Mirville said the mothers are doing well, with the babies' mother and mother sharing their care for their young. The public will soon vote on the naming of the joey, which will represent villages in Papua New Guinea where the Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA) does important conservation work.
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'Baby Boom': Perth Zoo Welcomes Births of Spider Monkeys and Tree Kangaroo Perth Zoo in Western Australia says it experienced a “baby boom” this winter, having welcomed two Bolivian squirrel monkey babies and a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey in the space of a few months. This video from the zoo shows the two baby monkeys, who were born to mothers Sue and Vivo, and a female joey who is soon to be named. Sue and Vivo were doing well, helped by the other females in the group, said Primate Keeper Mel Mirville. “The moms are doing really well, they’ve taken to motherhood really, really quickly, we’ve seen the babies latching and suckling, we’ve seen them holding on really tight,” Mirville said. “It’s also really special because in the social groups of squirrel monkeys the mothers will share the care of the young, so we can see this ‘aunting’ behavior that’s really important for the female social dynamic, so it’s really exciting to see how they develop into those roles as well,” she added. The baby spider monkeys were on display to the public in the zoo’s Amazonia habitat. As for the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey, the zoo said she was doing well, gradually growing and even trying solid foods. The public will soon be able to vote to name the joey, with names Winbe, Muku, and Sumil suggested by the Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA). The names all represent villages in Papua New Guinea, the home of the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo and a location where TCA does important conservation work, the zoo said. Credit: Perth Zoo via Storyful