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It's a girl! Another Giraffe calf born at Dublin Zoo
It's a girl! Another Giraffe calf born at Dublin Zoo

Just a week after they celebrated the birth of a male Asian calf.

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Ostriches barter eggs for survival
Ostriches barter eggs for survival

THE current edition of Zoo Matters has an interesting item on ostriches. Dublin Zoo’s cock and six hens share a communal nest each year, as is the custom with these flightless birds. Ostriches are used to a warm climate. 

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Dublin Zoo births will aid mangabey’s fight against extinction
Dublin Zoo births will aid mangabey’s fight against extinction

Two newborn monkeys are set to add the cuteness factor to RTÉ’s hit series The Zoo when they make their screen debut tonight.

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Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of a female eastern bongo calf born last month.

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