LWOT WELCOMES BABY ZEBRA

LOST WORLD OF TAMBUN WELCOMES A NEW BUNDLE OF JOY – BABY ZEBRA

IPOH: For the first time, the Lost World of Tambun (LWOT) greeted the arrival of a male baby zebra here, last month.

The baby zebra named ZuZu, weighed 30 kilogram and was delivered at 10.54 pm on, September 11.

Baby ZuZu is the child from the first pair of zebra named Zack (the father) and Zoey (the mother), imported from Africa in 2016.

The loving parents of ZuZu are residents from the Giraffe and Friends Exhibit area.

The mother was on a duration of 13 months pregnancy and the vet had closely watched over the mother's progress so as to capture if there was any changes in behavior, including after birth.

In order to safeguard the mother and baby, the management had built a wooden fence to prevent animals on the other side including a pair of ostrich and camel, and a giraffe from disturbing them, as the 'baby' is a newcomer to the community of animals, here.

Currently, the baby zebra is feeding on his mother's milk, and will go on solid food after six months.

BABY ZEBRA ZUZU LEARNING HIS BABY STEPS WITH MAMA ZOEY

 

The event of welcoming baby zebra ZuZu, was also in conjunction with “World Animal Day” which falls on every October, 4.

The water theme park had organised a special three days World Animal Day, held at its Animal Care Centre.

Guest were greeted by pet animals (raccoon, python, parrot) where they can get close up while learning about their natural habitat, species and there are talks conducted by experienced veterinarian.

PARROT AND PYTHON GREETING GUEST AT ENTRANCE OF ANIMAL CARE CENTRE

  

Furthermore, guest took the opportunity to experience building their own Do-It-Yourself Terrarium using a recycled material. Defined by a collection of small plant growing in a transparent, sealed container with a closed environment, a terrarium is a perfect way to illustrate how an ecosystem works. Besides, it also showcase the importance of nature and how recycling can help the Earth where this activity is in line with United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals under the Sustainable Consumption and Production area.

The event also witnessed a cake cutting ceremony joined hands by the LWOT general manager Nurul Nuzairi Mohd Azahari, Department of Wildlife & National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perak) deputy chairman Wan Shaharuddin Wan Nordin, and management staff.

NURUL NUZAIRI MOHD AZAHARI (THIRD FROM LEFT), WAN SHAHARUDDIN (CENTRE-IN YELLOW) AND LWOT STAFF JOINT HANDS IN A CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY TO WELCOME BABY ZEBRA