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Jaykers.

For next week that’s in it.

Joanne O’Sullivan at Dublin Zoo writes:

Legend suggests that St. Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland, however this weekend Dublin Zoo is welcoming the arrival of this striking green tree python to its Reptile House.The green tree python is a small, slender species of python which prefers to coil over a tree branch rather than live on the ground. Native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northern Australia, green tree pythons are non venomous. Green tree pythons are carnivores and feed on small mammals and occasionally reptiles.

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Caught on the ‘Ele-cam’.

Expectant mother Yasmin gets an itch.

Catherine O’Connor writes:

“Captured in the middle of the night using infra-red cameras female Asian elephant Yasmin showed some interesting behaviour.  Picking up a long slender stick with her trunk she scratched her ear with great skill. A behaviour that has not been observed at Dublin Zoo before…”

Anyone?

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EP6 Marmoset‘Sup?

Catherine O’Connor writes:

“In TONIGHT’s episode of ‘The Zoo’ zookeeper Susan checks in on the new arrivals… pygmy marmoset twins. They are the result of the breeding programme at Dublin Zoo with their mum being born at Dublin Zoo and their dad coming from Dudley Zoo in the UK. Pygmy marmosets are one of the world’s smallest primates weighing in at only 120 to 140 grams in weight….”

The Zoo is on RTÉ One at 7pm.

Pic: Dublin Zoo

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On tonight’s episode of The Zoo on RTE One at 7pm.

Catherine O’Connor writes:

“Four-week-old rhino calf Jabari meets his father Chaka for the first time on this week’s episode of ‘The Zoo’. The animal care team are delighted to witness the young calf greet his dad as he ventures on his first clumsy run through the African Savanna. The youngster playfully spars with his giant dad as the animal care team look on with happiness at how well this important first meeting went.”

Mmf.

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Anne-Louise Foley writes:

“In tonight’s The Zoo (first episode in new series, RTÉ One, 7pm) we get to see the very cute baby white-faced saki monkey, Chico, when he was just a week old. His parents – Zorbas and Liana – were introduced two years ago and got on great. Everyone in the zoo was delighted when this little fella came along. The camera crew who make The Zoo got great footage so it’ll be a real treat for viewers this evening to see Chico up close when he was a tiny baby.”

Previously: ‘Sup?

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[The new-born Mangabey baby and mum drinking from a mango]

Joanne O’Sullivan writes:

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the birth of a female white crowned mangabey. The baby, born on November 11, is the latest arrival at the Zoo and weighs a healthy 400 grams. The yet-to-be named infant is the third infant born to Tema and Danso. With a strong relationship between mother and infant the new arrival is settling in well.

Name anyone?

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Picture: Patrick Bolger

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Twins!

Catherine O’Connor writes:

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce the birth of two red pandas. The twins, one male and one female, were born on July 14 and weighed approximately 150 grams. Although the cubs were born almost three months ago, it is only now the cubs are starting to venture out of their den.

 

The zoo would like YOU to to suggest a name for the twins ‘based on their Asian origins’.

Details here.

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(Adult tapirs Marmaduke and Rio with their new calf at Dublin Zoo on July 1 and , above, Rio with her charge)

The Irish Examiner understands the incident took place after zoo keepers agreed to allow the family to view the tapirs from a closer site than most visitors — a step that is usually closely monitored by expert workers.

However, after entering the second site it is understood one of the zoo’s two adult tapirs — a female called Rio, whose weeks-old baby was also in the location — became agitated. An attack followed, resulting in the child suffering serious injuries after being mauled by the animal.

 

Child, 2, seriously injured in tapir mauling at Dublin Zoo (Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Irish Examiner)

Girl (2) and mother mauled by tapir at Dublin Zoo (Colin Gleeson, irish Times)

Previously: Meanwhile At Dublin Zoo

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