A tiny mouse deer has been born to first-time mother Brienne at Bristol Zoo Gardens during the third national lockdown. Despite its deceivingly long legs, the delicate lesser Malayan mouse deer stands at around 20cm (8 inches) tall to its shoulder - around the same height as a standard pencil. When it is fully grown, the infant will weigh around 1.5kg (around 3lbs). The infant, whose gender is not yet known, was born almost a month ago inside their enclosure alongside the Zoo’s Livingstone’s fruit bats. It is the second to be born at the Zoo in the past decade. In 2020, a female named Missandei was born and moved on to Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands to continue the breeding programme for the species.
Bristol Zoological Society’s two sites – Bristol Zoo Gardens and Wild Place Project – are perfect fresh-air destinations for this coming half-term after both winning recent awards. Wild Place Project was recently named Bristol, Bath & Somerset Tourism Awards’ ‘Visitor Attraction of the Year’, and last year Bristol Zoo Gardens was a winner of Visit England’s ‘Best Told Story’. Both offer acres of outdoor space and the chance to get close to animals from all over the globe, including many endangered species. Visitors to Bristol Zoo can see the youngest gorilla, Juni, who was born in December. He lives on Gorilla Island with his mum, Touni, and dad, Jock, together with the rest of the troop of western lowland gorillas.
Tiny Mouse Deer Born at England s Bristol Zoo Stands at the Height of a Pencil People 2 days ago
An England zoo has welcomed a tiny new animal to its pack.
Last month, a delicate lesser Malayan mouse deer was born at England s Bristol Zoo Gardens to first-time mother Brienne, and father Jorah, according to a news release.
The baby animal, whose sex has yet to be determined, is the second mouse deer born at the zoo in the past decade. Last year, a female mouse deer was born at the zoo and then later transferred to Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands.
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Bristol Zoo s baby western lowland gorilla has been named Juni after his parents, Jock and Touni (Ben Birchall/PA).
A four-month-old baby gorilla has been named Juni – after his mother and father.
The tiny western lowland gorilla was given the name following a poll of staff and volunteers at Bristol Zoo who opted for the one which combined those of his parents, Jock and Touni.
Touni, 13, gave birth naturally to Juni in the early hours of December 22, with father Jock and the rest of the family troop nearby.
He is Touni’s second baby, as she gave birth to big sister Ayana – who still lives at the zoo – in April 2017.
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image captionTrixie gave birth to the infant in an enclosure she shares with father, 19-year-old Rio
A baby sloth has been born at Bristol Zoo Gardens, the first in nearly a decade.
The tiny Linne s two-toed sloth came into the world upside down just over two weeks ago on 29 March.
Mother, eight-year-old Trixie, gave birth to the infant in an enclosure she shares with father, 19-year-old Rio.
Al Toyne, mammals team leader, said: It s almost 10 years since a sloth has been born at Bristol Zoo. It s doing really well and we are all delighted.