2009: Arrivals, Births, and Hatchings
Watch a slideshow of highlights.
November
Twig catfish hatched at Amazonia.
Four chameleon forest dragons hatched at the Reptile Discovery Center.
October
A female dama gazelle was born at the Cheetah Conservation Station.
Four elegant crested tinamou and a pygmy falcon hatched at the Bird House.
August
Two burrowing owls hatched at the Bird House.
A male prehensile-tailed porcupine was born at the Small Mammal House.
July
A clouded leopard, a Przewalski’s horse, and a red panda were born at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center.
Hundreds of common cuttlefish hatched at the Invertebrate Exhibit.
June
Two flamingos, a Stanley crane, two roseate spoonbills, three scarlet ibises, two kori bustards, and seven blue-winged teal ducks hatched at the Bird House. Two female cattle egrets arrived to join our male egret. 
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Three red pandas were born at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center.
A black and rufous giant elephant-shrew and a greater Madagascar tenrec were born at the Small Mammal House.
May
A wattled crane hatched at the Bird House and a white-naped crane hatched at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center.
April
Two black and rufous giant elephant-shrews were born at the Small Mammal House.
March
Two male clouded leopards were born at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center.
A male giant anteater was born in an indoor enclosure, adjacent to its exhibit by Lemur Island.
February
A male red panda went on exhibit at Asia Trail.
A female spectacled bear went on exhibit near Amazonia.
January
A western lowland gorilla was born at the Great Ape House on January 10.
A black and rufous giant elephant-shrew was born at the Small Mammal House in late January.
