In Pictures: Singapore wildlife's baby boom
More than 700 animals were born in Wildlife Reserves' Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo last year. Here are some recent additions to the fauna family. Photos by Tamara Craiu
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This manatee named Willy was born on Oct 7. It is being hand reared after being abandoned by its mother, which was unable to take care of it. It is housed in shallow waters for now until it gets bigger. The name was voted on by staff out of a list that included Moo Moo and Matrix.
This Southern Ground Hornbill is just under two weeks old as it was born on Dec 31. At this age, its eyes are only just starting to open and it is fed baby mice. Its beak will get bigger as it grows and develop the protrusion familiar in hornbills.
This baby Indian Crested Porcupine was born on Nov 9 and has not been given a name. It is the first female of the “new” baby batches in the last two years.
The Pygmy Hippo is, as its name suggests, much smaller than the more commonly known hippopotamus. This female is known as Ayana and is the oldest of last year’s zoo babies. It was born in April.
This Eastern Black And White Colobus monkey was born on Nov 9, a couple of months shy of the Chinese Year of the Monkey. It is the youngest of the zoo’s babies born last year and, for now, does not stray far from its mother.
The Southern White Rhino is a success story for animal conservation. Almost extinct in the early 20th century, there are now at least 20,000 of the southern variety in the wild. Seen here are mum Donsa and baby Vita.
