News from Tacugama in Sierra Leone
La Palmyre Zoo has supported the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary since 2008. The sanctuary takes care about orphan chimpanzees while conducting development and awareness activities within local communities.
Zoo news
Birth of four fennec foxes
On May 14, four adorable fennec foxes (Vulpes zerda) were added to the already long list of births recorded at the zoo since the beginning of the year.
New breeding success for cheetahs!
On May 17 Nandi, a female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) gave birth to 2 healthy cubs. This is Nandi's fourth litter and she is proving to be a great mum again!
Birth of a ring-tailed lemur
We have regular births in our group of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) exhibited between L'Hoest's and De Brazza's monkeys. This year is no exception with the arrival of a new baby born on April 22.