2010: Each month has a rare creature

2010 is a year in the world with lots of fun, almost divided every month. Because of 12 months of the year, which month the zoo in the world, especially in the US, although in captivity, there are still one or several rare animal species born.

January - Chimpanzee Kenya

On January 10, a Kenyan chimpanzee was born at the Smithsonian National Zoo (USA). The caregivers here estimate the chimp boy, whose mother is Mandara, 26 years old and his father Baraka, 16 spring green, was born at 1:45 pm. This is the seventh chimpanzee born in the zoo since 1991.

In the photo, pet keepers allow Mandara to hug her 3-week-old son to the outside to 'enjoy ' the warm weather.

February - Two cute leopard boys

A brooding mother gave birth to a couple of children on the Smithsonian Zoo campus in Front Royal, Virginia state (USA) at the Valentine's Day Valentine's Day (14-2). People know not much about this species. Their homeland is Southeast Asia and part of China, in the lush green forests all year round. Due to deforestation and hunting, the leopard is listed as ' easily extinct '.

March - Water pig rats

These special animals called water pig rats (capybara, Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) belong to the largest rodents, ranging from 115 to 130 cm in length, weighing about 50 kg. They both live on land and live in the water near rivers and lakes . in South America. Mother pig mouse born 5 ears Akron Zoo (USA) on March 24. Unfortunately, 3 children died while giving birth, one died when having a ' plastic surgery' because the buttocks were misaligned. There are very high mortality rates when pigs are born in the country.

April - Sheep horns big desert

April 26, 2010 a big desert horned sheep was born at Los Angeles Zoo (USA).

Large desert horns have their homeland on the high mountains and deserts of southwestern America and northern Mexico. They like the area where many rocks are available, avoiding places with forests. In nature the great horns of sheep are always full of lambs and lambs.

When he was 2 years old, the sheep automatically separated from the pack and assembled into 'single boys'. When adult males, their horns twist and weigh up to 1/3 of their body weight. The horns are much smaller. They have good eyes, ears and good climbing on rocky mountains.

May - Amur tiger herd

In May, at the Bronx Zoo, Wisconsin (USA), three Amur tigers were born. For more than a decade, Amur tigers have just given birth at the Zoo. People have raised many tiger subspecies but only Amur and Malayan tigers can live.

June - Kiwi Bird

When the baby kiwifruit was born on June 15 at the Smithsonian National Zoo (USA), people argued for a long time about naming him, eventually voting, the name Areta was majority. Areta means 'Nobleman' in the language of the Maori and Aboriginal people in New Zealand.

Areta is the first kiwi bird to live in captivity in the United States. Kiwi is a small, unknown bird (Apteryx matell) that lives only in New Zealand.

July - Black mink legs

A group of black-footed mink is always crowded. This group of 12 children was born July 23 at the Smithsonian National Zoo (USA). This is an almost extinct species.

In total this year, the Zoos have produced 50 ferrets, only 1 died, and 49 live well. The size of the mink this year is larger than last year. Black-footed ferrets live in areas where the grass grows thick and low, the number being reduced to 98% of the lost North American grass ecosystem. They belong to an endangered species.

August - Komodo dragons have hatched

Starting August 8, during 11 days, 22 Komodo dragon eggs hatched at Tad Motomyama Zoo, Los Angeles, California (USA).

On January 22, the female Komodo dragon in Lima, Peru laid out 23 eggs bought by the Los Angeles Zoo. Currently about 10 Zoos in the United States have raised Komodo dragons, but in Los Angeles this is the first success. New Komodo dragons are between 35 and 50 cm long, weighing 1.5 to 2 kg. Komodo dragons are the largest species of lizards, and can grow up to 10 meters in length, weighing 100 kg or more. They are abundant in Indonesia.

September - Lions

A great pride comes to Smithsonian National Zoo because in 2 months, August and September - a bunch of young lions have joined the lions here.

On August 31, the female lion Shera gave birth to four children (3, 1 male) and was named John, Zuri and Lelie. The joy is still rising, but less than 1 month later, on September 22, Shera's younger sister also became the mother of 3 children (2 males, 1 female). They are named Baruti, Asian and Lusaka.

The common father of all seven lions is Luke. He has two wives, and two siblings. Going to the playground soon because of the weather allowed

October - Monkey strokes multicolored

Pied tamarin monkeys were born at Durell Wildlife Reserve in the UK in mid-October.

Sadly, among the same brothers, the first one died prematurely, and two. Taking care of them is very hard, and every two hours, the bottle must be fed and so they will get better.

The multicolored monkey (Saguinus bicolor) is a primate that lives in a narrow area in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and is the most endangered monkey in the Amazon.

November - Panda

The little panda that was born on November 3 at the Atlanta Zoo is a precious treasure, because his mother, Lun Lun, 13, is the only panda to be raised in American Zoos.

Because of the Chinese tradition, he did not have a name because of the customs of this country. In the spring of 2011, Lun Lun and his son had just appeared in public

December - Her baby elephant

On December 9, a female elephant broke the world record because she was the fifth elephant born in a zoo in just one year. Hannover Zoo, her birthplace, is an experienced maternity home to help deliver elephants.

This ' pretty little ' princess was born in the house because it was too cold, weighed only . 140 kilograms and over 1 meter tall. Four other elephants named Saphira, Nuka, Felix and Dinkar were born on 7 and 11/5, July 25 and August 6, 2010.