Did you know that a whopping 800 baby animals were born in our wildlife parks last year? Spread across 126 species, these new additions include 21 first-time births of species such as the Linne's Two-toed Sloth and the critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoise. Here are all the cute babies our parks welcomed into the world: In a win for conservation...
Did you know that a whopping 800 baby animals were born in our wildlife parks last year? Spread across 126 species, these new additions include 21 first-time births of species such as the Linne's Two-toed Sloth and the critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoise.1. Burmese Star Tortoise
The 6-month-old baby has started to be inquisitive about its surroundings and enjoys solid food such as fruits and vegetables.Linne's Two-toed Sloths cling to their mum's belly for the first nine to 12 months of their lives before finally detaching to climb and eat on their own.Say hello to Thabo, whose name translates to "he who brings joy" in the African language. Born to Singapore Zoo's oldest pair of Pygmy Hippos, Minah and Bubu , Thabo is the pair's 14th calf.
Night Safari saw the birth of three critically endangered Brush-tailed Rat Kangaroos, also known as Woylies, expanding the park's original trio into a pack of six. After a 22 year hiatus, the park finally saw successful hatchings of two critically endangered Citron-crested Cockatoos a month apart from each other, on Sept 21 and Oct 19 respectively.
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