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Valentine's Day - Zoo Romance
The Canberra Times
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2/14/2024
National Zoo & Aquarium celebrating loved-up animals. Lions, otters, giraffes, and zebras who’ve participated in breeding programs
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So this Valentine's Day we are using today to talk about relationships here at the Zoo
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and the role that National Zoo plays in the regional breeding program.
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So we're part of many regional breeding programs that includes non-active breeding
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as well as active breeding or breeding in the past.
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So most of those species are managed as a communal population
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between Australia and New Zealand and that means that we wait for recommendations
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to breed certain animals at certain times just to make sure that we're maximising genetic diversity
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and that we're not breeding too many animals or not enough animals.
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So some of our current breeding programs at the moment include our Plane Zebra.
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We've also had some really good breeding success with our Giraffes as well.
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We have some recommendations underway so hopeful pregnancies in the future that includes Lions.
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We've been trying to breed our Rough Lemurs for the last little while.
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They have been very successful in the past but have had a breeding break
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and our Otters have bred in the past as well.
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So sometimes we're not a breeding institution but we're part of the program.
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So it's really important that we're holding those animals that aren't yet ready for breeding
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or have potentially already bred and are now retired from breeding.
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So it's really important that everyone has those roles to play
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because if everyone was trying to breed at the same time we'd just end up with too many animals
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and not maximising the genetic pairing that we need to.
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Probably our Giraffes have been a huge highlight.
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They take quite a long time to breed.
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It's a 14-month pregnancy so you're waiting quite a long time to get those calves on the ground
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and our Giraffe pair have bred five offsprings so far
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and done a really good job at getting their genetics out into the rest of the population
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with some daughters in other zoos now that are hopefully going to be breeding
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in the next couple of years as well.
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So yeah that's a really great one for Canberrans to come and see.
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You know every time we have a Giraffe calf we really encourage people to come and see them
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when they're little because they grow really quickly
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and they're quite active and playful to watch when they're little as well.
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