Audubon Press Releases
May
23,
2023
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10:22 AM
America/Chicago
Audubon Nature Institute veterinarians and animal care staff are working with experts nationwide to find medical treatment options for an extremely rare okapi calf.Kaya, the first okapi born at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, …
May
22,
2023
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16:55 PM
America/Chicago
Audubon Zoo is happy to announce the birth of two black and white ruffed lemurs.The twins are the first for five-year-old Mom, Masiaka. Dad Gascar is 17-years-old and has fathered other offspring at the Zoo. After a nearly three-month pregnancy, …
May
12,
2023
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15:14 PM
America/Chicago
Two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are swimming in the Gulf of Mexico today after undergoing months of rehabilitation in New Orleans.The turtles were released off the coast of Port Fourchon this week by Audubon Nature Institute’s Coastal …
May
11,
2023
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15:20 PM
America/Chicago
Audubon Zoo is mourning the loss of one its beloved long-term residents. Margaret the Sicilian donkey was just shy of 31 years old and an iconic figure at Audubon Zoo for nearly 30 years. Generations of Zoo visitors encountered her from her days in …
May
09,
2023
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10:57 AM
America/Chicago
When Audubon Aquarium reopens next month after its major reimaginging, guests will see a new member in the Aquarium’s penguin colony. Titan is the newest penguin at Audubon Aquarium. He hatched February 10,and has been hatched and hand raised by …
New Orleans zoo’s near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pups
03
Mar
2022
‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan
24
Feb
2022
Best name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun?opens in new window
The zoo in New Orleans is asking fans of endangered orangutans to help name the baby Sumatran orangutan born on Christmas Eve 2021.
09
Feb
2022
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Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues othersopens in new window
The endangered Sumatran orangutan infant at New Orleans’ zoo is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk.
The still unnamed baby was being tube-fed as well, but the tube was removed Jan. 13, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Wednesday.
19
Jan
2022
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Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy babyopens in new window
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb, officials at the Audubon Zoo said Monday.
27
Dec
2021
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