Posted by Ashley McChesney on Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 10:08 AM
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed two endangered baby red-ruffed lemurs on April 21. The babies can be viewed by guests in Jambo Junction, where they reside with their mother and father, Maditra and Bozeny.
The babies are the first lemurs to be born at Jambo Junction, home to the parks' animal ambassadors, since Maditra and Bozeny arrived as babies three years ago. Lemurs are a species of primate, and reach sexual maturity between 2 and 3 years old.
The sex of the babies has yet to be determined, but they are developing well overall, according to trainers. They are getting braver each day, and exploring their habitat under the watchful eye of Mom and Dad. They currently weigh about 300 grams or a little more than half a pound; lemurs average about 80 grams, or .17 of a pound, at birth. They grow to be about 8 to 10 pounds.
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Posted by Ashley McChesney on Mon, Mar 29, 2010 @ 11:56 AM
A pair of western lowland gorillas - a mother and daughter - were introduced to the public today at their new home at Busch Gardens.
Mary, 22, and Pele, 8, can be viewed at the Myombe Reserve habitat. They join four gorillas already there: Kishina, Inaki, Sim Sim and Bolingo.
The additions came from the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, in mid-February. They are part of a Species Survival Plan, approved by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums to oversee population management of captive animals.
The plan makes sure zoo animals aren't inbred and guarantees a genetic diversity of endangered species. The plan pairs animals to breed to sustain captive animal populations. Western lowland gorillas can live to be 35 years old and grow to 6 feet tall and 400 pounds.
Mary and Pele were born at the Brownsville zoo, and Mary is the daughter of the zoo's original western lowland gorillas, Lamydoc and Katanga.
Busch Gardens' zookeepers hope to breed the new arrivals with Sim Sim or Bolingo, depending on how the animals get along.
Western lowland gorillas are native to Africa and critically endangered animals. Their survival in the wild is threatened by habitat degradation, poaching and disease transmission.
Myombe Reserve at Busch Gardens is a 3-acre rainforest environment. It opened in 1991.
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Posted by Ashley McChesney on Thu, Feb 18, 2010 @ 03:54 PM
Willie Nelson performed at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Valentines Day 2010 for Bands Brew and BBQ.
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Posted by Ashley McChesney on Mon, Feb 01, 2010 @ 01:51 PM
The baby anteater was born to mom, Adelhi, on December 23, 2009 at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Weighing about 3 pounds at birth, the little boy will ride on his mother's back for about four months until he is ready to walk, explore and find food on his own.
Giant anteaters detect insects with their powerful sense of smell, which is 40 times stronger than a human's and allows them to find and eat up to 30,000 insects a day. They tear apart anthills and logs with their strong claws and lap up the insects with a tongue that can reach 2 feet long.
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