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Kiwa the Koala Emigrates to France
Lisbon Zoo has just exchanged a male Koala with another from the Zooparc de Beauval in France. The objective of this exchange, under the framework of a conservation plan, is to create the best...
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Lisbon Zoo Launches a Special Seniors Programme
The Lisbon Zoo is calling on our older generation to have fun exploring the mysteries of the animal kingdom. “The Zoo …Another Perspective” is a programme especially designed for people over 65...
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The White-throated Toucan
The White-throated Toucan is the largest representative of the Toucan family measuring up to a length of 61 centimetres! Their plumage is black for the body, abdomen and tail and, as the name...
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Lisbon Zoo Celebrates the Birth of Two Grizzly Bear Cubs
Bear Cubs at Lisbon Zoo The Bear family in the park recently got larger with the birth of two new male cubs. They will be 5 months this month. Their mother is 9 years and has been at Lisbon Zoo since...
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Baby Orangutan is the New Star at Lisbon Zoo
Orangutan – Mother and Child The Zoo is not only celebrating 129 years in existence, but also the birth of a baby Sumatran Orangutan, bringing even more joy to its family in the Zoo. The new star...
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5 New Cheetah Cubs
Lisbon Zoo is spotted more and more! The Cheetah (Acinonix jubatus) emerged 4 million years ago, before all the other big cat species. The Cheetah is the worlds’ fastest land animal over short...
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Cubs for Persian Leopards from Lisbon Zoo – First in Russia in 50 years
Photo courtesy of: Lisbon Zoo The cubs were born at a breeding centre in the Caucasus and will be reintroduced to their natural habitat to start a new population of Persian Leopards. The pair of...
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Another Baby Okapi is born at Lisbon Zoo
Photo courtesy of: Lisbon Zoo The Okapi Zoo family is to be congratulated on the birth of another baby – a young male. The little Okapi, as yet unnamed, was born in May weighing just 25kg but can only...
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The Persian Leopard
Picture courtesy of: Lisbon Zoo The Persian Leopard is one of five subspecies of Leopards, which stands out from the others because of its size. Its tail, for example, is tail is equivalent to about...
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” Amalia “, the Sea Otter, has died at Lisbon Oceanarium
Amalia at the Oceanarium. Photo courtesy of: Mafalda Frade “Amalia” , the Sea Otter, one of the most charismatic inhabitants of the Lisbon Oceanarium, died yesterday morning, Thursday, December 12,...
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