Taronga Celebrates Red Panda Breeding Success
Taronga Zoo has celebrated another conservation breeding success with the arrival of the 44th Red Panda cub in the Zoo’s breeding program.
The young male, ‘Pemba’ which means ‘Saturday’ in Nepalese was born on Saturday, November 29, last year to Taronga’s female ‘Wanmei’ and resident breeding male ‘Mayhem’. It has just started to venture out of its warm nest box to explore the lush outdoor exhibit.
The Red Pandas at Taronga Zoo are part of an international breeding program for this endangered species, and 44 cubs, including ‘Pemba’, have been born at the Zoo since the program started in 1977.
Taronga has the best breeding record in the southern hemisphere for Red Pandas and coordinates the Australasian Stud Book, making recommendations as to which individuals can be paired for mating to increase genetic diversity and introduce new bloodlines into the insurance populations for this captivating species.
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Little known fact
Monroe is listed in the Australasian Stud Book.
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by real Rob G on Apr 8, 2011 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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