ZOO
NEWS
MEMBER
MAGAZINE
03
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VOLUME
38
SEPTEMBER
20
18
SUNSETS OF
WERRIBEE
ZOO
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Sunset Safari experience!
November 9 2018 - March 30 2019
Members receive 10% off tickets.
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FROLICKING FOAL
An exciting time for the animals on the
safari route is the birth of babies, calves
and foals.
Recently we welcomed a Przewalski's
Horse foal to our Werribee Open Range
Zoo family. Gorgeous Tsagaan was born
to first-time mum Hatan and dad Ronald
in May. Since then, Tsagaan has been
settling into his new home with his
playmate and half-sister Saikjan, a female
foal born in December last year.
The two youngsters can be seen from the
safari bus, playing and learning how to
be horses together while they also grow
stronger every day. The fun loving pair
particularly enjoy rolling and playing
in the sand that is strategically dotted
around the exhibit. Keepers say this is
great for their skin and coat and a natural
element of their wild habitat in Western
Mongolia.
The Przewalski's Horse was once
considered extinct in the wild. Zoos and
sanctuaries bred insurance populations
over many years that were eventually
released back to the wild in Mongolia
with successful results.
This makes every birth significant and
being only one of 2,000 Przewalski's
Horse in the world, Tsagaan is extremely
precious.
Tsagaan is growing up fast so make sure
you visit him soon!
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DID YOU KNOW?
PRZEWALSKI IS
PRONOUNCED
SHA-VAL-SKI
