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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zoo's baby honey badger can be seen for first time
Visitors to a zoo are being introduced to its baby honey badger for the first time. Exmoor Zoo's five-month-old female badger is believed to be only the second of her species to be born in captivity in the UK. Zookeepers said that, until now, they had kept her birth secret while they left the mother and baby in peace. Zoo director Danny Reynolds said: "Often parents, if they feel pressured by potential threats, may kill their offspring. So, we've very much taken a back seat and minimised our keeper interactions with mum in their enclosure." Staff said the best times for members of the public to see the badgers were just after 10:00 and 15:00. The baby badger was born on 16 January, zookeepers said. They have tried feeding her different types of meat, as honey badgers are scavengers. She has been introduced to mice, quail, chicken, steak and locusts – and some of her meals were covered in a honey drizzle. Staff have named the mother Mrs Stoffel but the baby is yet to be given a name. Exmoor Zoo's senior carnivore keeper, Tina Rowtcliff, said: "We'd really love to give her a name, but we think letting the public come up with a name would be amazing." She said the zoo would be running a naming competition on social media. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Badger admiring Banksy-style image wins hearts in wildlife photo competition Exmoor zoo red panda cubs named Devon zoo announces arrival of red panda cubs Exmoor Zoo
BBC News
04-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Baby honey badger can be seen at Devon zoo for first time
Visitors to a zoo are being introduced to its baby honey badger for the first time. Exmoor Zoo's five-month-old female badger is believed to be only the second of her species to be born in captivity in the said that, until now, they had kept her birth secret while they left the mother and baby in peace. Zoo director Danny Reynolds said: "Often parents, if they feel pressured by potential threats, may kill their offspring. So, we've very much taken a back seat and minimised our keeper interactions with mum in their enclosure." Staff said the best times for members of the public to see the badgers were just after 10:00 and 15:00. The baby badger was born on 16 January, zookeepers said. They have tried feeding her different types of meat, as honey badgers are has been introduced to mice, quail, chicken, steak and locusts – and some of her meals were covered in a honey drizzle. Staff have named the mother Mrs Stoffel but the baby is yet to be given a name. Exmoor Zoo's senior carnivore keeper, Tina Rowtcliff, said: "We'd really love to give her a name, but we think letting the public come up with a name would be amazing."She said the zoo would be running a naming competition on social media.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Otter gives birth to tiny pups a month early, Cincinnati Zoo staff 'cautiously optimistic'
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden had a chicken nugget-sized surprise when a litter of otter pups was born earlier than expected. Munti, an Asian small-clawed otter, gave birth to her first litter roughly a month early, according to the zoo's social media posts. Officials announced the birth May 9, although just a few days earlier, they said the litter wasn't expected for several weeks at least. Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest otter species in the world and their newborns are about the size of a chicken nugget, officials said. Officials said in their post that Munti, the pups, and their dad, Flounder, have been tucked into their nest, keeping zoo staff from confirming the exact number of pups. The otter family is expected to remain out of its habitat for roughly eight weeks so the parents can bond with and care for their pups "behind the scenes," the post states. "We are currently in a critical three-day window for the pups," the zoo's post reads," but hearing hearty squeaks that sound healthy is a great sign and the care team is cautiously optimistic!" This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Zoo: Otter pups born early, staff 'cautiously optimistic'
