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REPRO FREE 29 August 2016 Rhino Calf Born at Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the arrival of a southern white rhinoceros calf. The male calf, who is yet to be named, was born to mother Ashanti and father Chaka at 1.45pm on Thursday 25th August and weighs approximately 60kgs. The youngster joins the rest of the herd – Sam, Reni, Chaka, Zanta, Nyala and of course his mother Ashanti - at the African Savanna. © PATRICK BOLGER The children of Ireland are invited to suggest a name for the newest arrival based on his African origin. Name suggestions can be submitted at www.DublinZoo.ie  Dublin Zoo, a not for profit organisation, is open seven days a week from 9.30am to 6pm. For further information on Dublin Zoo visit www.facebook.com/dublinzoo, www.dublinzoo.ie. ENDS For more information, please contact: Heidi O’Sullivan: 01 634 2583 / 087 297 2046 Siobhan Grogan 01 6342561/ 085 2249485 PSG Communications dublinzoo@psgcomms.ieREPRO FREE 29 August 2016 Rhino Calf Born at Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the arrival of a southern white rhinoceros calf. The male calf, who is yet to be named, was born to mother Ashanti and father Chaka at 1.45pm on Thursday 25th August and weighs approximately 60kgs. The youngster joins the rest of the herd – Sam, Reni, Chaka, Zanta, Nyala and of course his mother Ashanti - at the African Savanna. © PATRICK BOLGER The children of Ireland are invited to suggest a name for the newest arrival based on his African origin. Name suggestions can be submitted at www.DublinZoo.ie  Dublin Zoo, a not for profit organisation, is open seven days a week from 9.30am to 6pm. For further information on Dublin Zoo visit www.facebook.com/dublinzoo, www.dublinzoo.ie. ENDS For more information, please contact: Heidi O’Sullivan: 01 634 2583 / 087 297 2046 Siobhan Grogan 01 6342561/ 085 2249485 PSG Communications dublinzoo@psgcomms.ie

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Heidi O’Sullivan at Dubliun Zoo writes:

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the arrival of a southern white rhinoceros calf. The male calf, who is yet to be named, was born to mother Ashanti and father Chaka at 1.45pm last Thursday and weighs approximately 60kgs.

The youngster joins the rest of the herd – Sam, Reni, Chaka, Zanta, Nyala and of course his mother Ashanti (top left) – at the African Savanna.The newborn is Ashanti’s fifth calf and is another significant success for Dublin Zoo as part of the European Endangered Species Programme established to assist the survival of the near threatened southern white rhinoceros….

…The children of Ireland are invited to suggest a name for the newest arrival based on his African origin. Name suggestions can be submitted here…

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Siobhán, from Dublin Zoo, writes:

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the birth of seven (!) African painted dogs. This brings the total number of African painted dogs at Dublin Zoo to eleven.

Dublin Zoo’s new arrivals were born five weeks ago. In preparing for the birth, the female excavated a deep burrow in the ground and, for weeks, the animal care team could only guess what was happening.

It is not until the newborns open their eyes, approximately three weeks after birth, that she brings them to surface to the sunlight.

…Also known as African wild or hunting dogs, African painted dogs have a unique coat pattern, making them easily identifiable. It is estimated that approximately only 6,000 African painted dogs remain in the wild today.

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Alan O’Regan writes:

He/she must be roasting today.

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Meanwhile, Met Éireann writes:

Today will be very warm and mostly sunny. This evening, heavy or thundery showers will develop in parts of north Connacht and west Ulster. Cloud will increase near the south coast with some showery rain developing by nightfall. Highest temperatures of 24 to 29 degrees, warmest in the midlands and Connacht.

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Saturday.

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Joanne O’Sullivan writes:

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the arrival of a baby western lowland gorilla. Proud mum, Lena, gave birth to a healthy, baby gorilla in the early hours of Saturday morning (July 16). The new-born weighs approximately 1.8kgs and so far keepers have been unable to determine the gender because Lena is keeping the baby close to her chest.

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Pics by Patrick Bolger for Dublin Zoo

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Following the the death of ‘Harry’ the adult silverback and father of six who died after a short illness at Dublin Zoo on Sunday.

In 2009, Harry was featured in Animal Rights Action Network (Aran) investigation into the gorilla enclosure that forced Dublin Zoo to upgrade facilities.

John Carmody, of ARAN, writes:

“Sadly Harry has never really known what nature intended for him and his family which is the lust forests and rivers of the Congo, a far cry from life at Dublin Zoo,

Instead, he has known nothing but a concrete and glass enclosure with a few gimmicks thrown in to replicate the gawking onlookers.

Dublin Zoo needs to do what SeaWorld is doing and that is to end any further breeding of gorillas, commit to naturally phasing out the exhibit and to replace it with a modern, digital interaction experience of what life is like in the natural home of Harry and his species.”

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Dublin Zoo’s Harry the gorilla (29) dies after short illness (Irish Times)

Pic: 98FM

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Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, Dublin.

James Kavanagh writes:

Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of a male Rothschild giraffe, born Sunday 25th October at 10.30pm. The calf stands tall at 1.5 metres and weighs an estimated 45kg.
He made his first outside appearance (above) in the African Savanna on Wednesday (28th October), at four days old. He joins a herd of eight giraffes at Dublin Zoo.
Team leader at Dublin Zoo, Helen Clarke-Bennett said, “The calf was born in the giraffe house with the other female members of the herd present. The team watched the birth unfold on our closed circuit cameras. The birth took over an hour and we noticed that the herd was very attentive each step of the way.”

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Yesterday.

New pigs and lambs at the Family Farm in Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Joanne O’Sullivan writes:

We are welcoming the arrival of 12 Tamworth piglets and 3 Suffolk lambs at the Family Farm. The new arrivals, born in mid-March, are all thriving and can be seen by visitors at the Family Farm which is a joint project between Agri Aware and the Zoo…

Pics: Patrick Bolger