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Wallaby Baby: New Coat, New Adventures
Tinka enjoys a special milk formula from the safety of her manmade pouch. Be sure to read Janet’s previous post, Parma Wallaby Baby: Life in the Pouch. We had been keeping Tinka’s environment quiet,...
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Wallaby Baby Catches Up
Tinka peeks out of her larger pouch. Be sure to read Janet’s previous post, Wallaby Baby: New Coat, New Adventures. We knew that Tinka, a parma wallaby, was small for her age since her arrival in the...
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Wallaby Tinka Hops Away
Tinka bonds with an adult female parma wallaby.Be sure to read Janet’s previous post, Wallaby Baby Catches Up. New Year 2012 brought big, bold changes for our little parma wallaby, Tinka. She made the...
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No Babies? What Do Nursery Keepers Do?
Janet took this photo of Xiao Liwu in his den from a bedroom perspective. The San Diego Zoo’s neonatal assisted care unit (NACU) provides care for baby animals that are not being cared for by their...
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Clouded Leopards: Beautiful Boys Arrive
Clouded leopard cub Riki-san I sat waiting in the dark, searching the various doors on the gigantic FedEx plane for signs that Nicki Boyd, behavior husbandry manager, was about to emerge. Nicki had...
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Clouded Leopards: Getting to Know the Boys
Haui-san is not afraid of our photographer! See previous post, Clouded Leopards: Beautiful Boys Arrive. In the first days following their arrival in the San Diego Zoo’s nursery, we began to find out a...
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Clouded Leopards: Settling In and Getting Wild
Haui and Rikki have settled in and spread themselves out here in the NACU. Their day centers on food, nap and wild fun at playtime. Somehow along the way, we gave Rikki a nickname which has stuck. This...
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Clouded Leopards: Best of Luck!
Riki stars in a new video for kids!Be sure to read Janet’s previous post, Clouded Leopards: Settling In and Getting Wild. Quarantine was over, and it was time for the nursery staff to say good luck to...
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