#WorldAnimalDay is about raising the status of animals to improve welfare standards around the globe. CZS and Brookfield Zoo are part of the Pangolin Consortium, a partnership of seven institutions committed to supporting pangolin conservation efforts around the world.
Our #AustraliaZoo wildlife family were honoured to meet @CrashBandicoot! Check out Robert Irwin getting crashed as he got hands on with the new game ‘Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time.’ He even introduced Crash to his cousin, the bilby!
On September 29, the day that Franklin Park Zoo’s animal care staff had been so eagerly awaiting finally arrived: Abby, a Baird’s tapir, gave birth to two beautiful calves, a male and a female. While twins are an incredibly rare occurrence in all tapir species, this pair of “tapir tots,” as they are affectionately referred to by staff, is believed to be a first for Baird’s tapirs as we can find no record of this occurring previously in zoos or in the wild.
