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    how 'bout a lil bit of cute bb animal news?!

    uh oh. a zoo visitor gets a lil love bite from a tiny Rhino. vid and story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...on/1500625002/

    Baby rhino bites Cincinnati Zoo patron, 'expected to be fine'

    CINCINNATI – A visitor to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Tuesday was bitten by a rhinoceros, according to police dispatchers.

    Dispatch confirmed one person was hurt by the zoo's baby black rhinoceros Kendi during a private encounter.

    The Cincinnati Fire Department was called to the zoo.

    The incident is under review, according to zoo spokeswoman Michelle Curry. The incident occurred during a standard, behind-the-scenes tour with staff. Hundreds of people do the same tour every year without incident, she said.

    The zoo tweeted an update Tuesday afternoon.

    "Kendi, the one-year-old rhino, nipped the tip of an adult male's right index finger during a behind the scenes encounter earlier today. The guest is being treated for a minor injury and expected to be fine," zoo officials said via social media.

    The zoo’s black rhino Seyia gave birth to Kendi, which means “the loved one” in Swahili, in July 2017. She was the first black rhino to be born at the Cincinnati Zoo since 1999. The species is critically endangered because of poaching and habitat loss. Fewer the 5,000 black rhinos remain in the world.

    The Cincinnati Zoo is no stranger to incidents with its animals.

    In 2016, a boy scaled a fence and fell 15 feet into a moat in the gorilla exhibit. That fall allowed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, to reach the child and drag him around, ultimately forcing zoo officials to fatally shoot the primate.
    also here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ba...zoo/ar-BBNQ1c4

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    Welcome babies!

    these look like high-pattern Scrubs w/ a ghostly glow. i've seen Halmahera Ground Boa's at shows and stuff, but have never seen these pythons before. they look really neat and it's really exciting these are world's first CBB!



    story: https://kfor.com/2018/12/05/oklahoma...-in-human-care
    Oklahoma City Zoo welcomes five Halmahera python hatchlings; first in history to be bred in human care

    OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed five Halmahera python hatchlings - the first in history to be bred in human care.

    The pythons were born in the Herpetarium habitat on November 10.

    The Halmahera python is a large, nonvenomous snake, native to the Indonesian island of Halmahera.

    Officials at the zoo say they had been attempting to produce Halmahera python hatchlings for five years before finding the optimal environment for reproductive success.

    According to the zoo, the manipulation of temperature, humidity and varying their dietary intake seasonally were all crucial factors in stimulating breeding. Once the eggs were laid, the zoo’s reptile and amphibian caretakers gathered them to be incubated. As time progressed, it was revealed to zoo caretakers that Halmahera pythons contribute to the number of known long-incubation snake species, taking 90 days to hatch - as opposed to short-incubation species, which take up to 60 days.
    “To have successfully bred this rare species of python was an extraordinary feat, which required an enormous amount of knowledge, diligence and dedication,” said Blake Bauer, assistant curator of herpetology at the OKC Zoo. “With this ground-breaking achievement, the OKC Zoo has gained invaluable insight that can be shared with other organizations to protect the viability of the Halmahera python in the future.”

    The newest additions are not yet viewable to the public. Caretakers will observe the young pythons' first developmental milestones behind the scenes.

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    Re: New Baby Animals Thread

    Cute as can be!

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    good on these vets helping out a way cute wayward bb dugong!



    story: https://abcnews.go.com/International...k-sea-63709888
    Thai vets nurture lost baby dugong with milk and sea grass

    A baby dugong that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting lost in the ocean off southern Thailand is being nurtured by marine experts in hopes that it can one day fend for itself.

    The estimated 5-month-old female dugong named Marium has become an internet hit in Thailand after images of marine biologists embracing and feeding the aquatic mammal with milk and sea grass spread across social media.

    The dugong is a species of marine mammal similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 meters (11 feet) in length. Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

    Marium was spotted alone near a beach on Ko Poda island in Krabi province in April. Officials later tried to release it into a dugong habitat off the coast of another island but it swam away.

    Veterinarians and volunteers set out each day in canoes to locate Marium near the dugong habitat off Ko Libong island. It does not swim with the herd and usually comes straight to them, then follows them into shallower water, where it is fed milk and sea grass, similar to her natural diet, for up to 15 times a day while also receiving health checks.

    Marium's caretakers believe it has formed a bond with humans but is also drawn to the shape of the underside of canoes, perhaps seeing it as a mother substitute.

    "She's attached and tries to swim and cling to the boat as if it was her mother and when we are swimming she would come and tuck under our arms. It's almost like the way she would tuck under her mother," said Nantarika Chansue, director of the Aquatic Animal Research Center of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Veterinarian Science, who advises Marium's caretakers.

    "So I think it's not only humans but anything that looks like another dugong that she would be attached to," Nantarika said.

    Marium has attained fame on social media, and images of it bonding with its human guardians have been widely published by Thai media. It also attracts crowds on Libong island, where its feeding is often watched by scores of people crowding the seashore.

    Veterinarians say they need to continue looking after Marium for at least another year until it can be weaned off of bottled milk, after which they hope it will be able to look after herself without their help.

    Nantarika said dugongs typically stop feeding on milk at around 18 months and usually spend around eight years under their mothers' care. She said Marium would have to be trained later to detach herself from humans but, at this point, the emphasis should be on her survival.
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    That's awesomely cute...how could you say no to such a cuddly creature that mistakes you for her mom?
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