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Facebook Fans Name Busch Gardens’ New Southern White Rhino Calf
After a two-week-long poll, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Facebook fans have named the park’s newest member, a southern white rhino calf. After a close tally, the winning name for the almost one-month-old rhino is Nyota (Knee–yotah) which means “star”. The Busch Gardens animal care team has successfully introduced Nyota and her mother Kasiri to the […]
Breakthrough In Saltwater Fish Breeding Programme For Yellow Tang
A world-first is being celebrated at the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University (OI) where researchers have managed to successfully breed and rear yellow tang, one of the world’s most popular saltwater aquarium fish. Thanks to the programme, 100 to 150 juveniles between 70 and 90 days old are happily swimming in their tanks, with […]
SeaWorld Returns Mother-And-Calf Manatee Pair To Florida Waters During Manatee Awareness Month
The SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue team returned a mother-and-calf manatee pair to Kars Park in Merritt Island. The pair was rescued on Mother’s Day in the US after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) spotted the distressed adult manatee experiencing buoyancy issues. The mother manatee was injured by a water craft strike and […]
Rescue Effort To Help Humpback Whale Tangled In Fishing Line Off The California Coast
On Friday 30 October, whale watching boats spotted a humpback whale in distress near Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, California. Rescuers from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other local agencies responded and were able to cut about 100 feet of the line away before attaching a poly ball. This enables rescuers to keep […]
Help Name New Baby Rhino Calf
Busch Gardens is asking animal lovers to help name the park’s newest addition – a female southern white rhinoceros calf born on 16th October. The park’s animal care staff selected their top three Swahili names for the calf including: Nyota, which means “star” Nadra, which means “rare” Alasiri, which means “afternoon” Busch Gardens Tampa is […]
Near Threatened Southern White Rhino Born At Busch Gardens
A female southern white rhinoceros calf was born at Busch Gardens Tampa this week. The calf is healthy and is currently being cared for by its mother with the Busch Gardens animal care team watching closely. Newborn white rhinoceros usually weigh about 68kg and can gain 2kg every day for the first year. White rhinos […]
Ugly Cute? Baby Aardvark Born At Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens Tampa has welcomed its fifth baby aardvark. It’s unusual, yet adorable, features are stealing the hearts of the Busch Gardens animal care team who bottle feed and monitor the baby’s health whilst its mother, Izzy, forages at night. Newborn aardvarks are sometimes referred to as “ugly cute” with elongated noses, large floppy ears […]
Visiting Zoos And Aquariums Key For Inspiring And Educating Children
New research confirms visiting zoological facilities inspires British children and adults alike to care about animals and the natural world, and can even spark a desire for children to work directly with animals. The two surveys, conducted by YouGov in partnership with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, for the first time asked over 1,000 GB children […]
Hearing Test Similar To Those Used In Human Medicine Is Used To Diagnose Deaf Dolphin
A rescued rough-toothed dolphin has been found to be deaf after SeaWorld zoological experts worked with specialists to perform a hearing test, similar to those used on humans, on the animal. The Animal Rescue Team has been working around the clock to care for the animal and determine the cause of its stranding. All previous […]