ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Denver Zoo

surprise. Binggao, a female Mishmi takinwas born on a bitterly cold morning inFebruary. After being warmed and receivingfluids at the zoo’s animal hospital, she wasreunited with mother Tien-Tien and faredquite well. A baby giant anteater, Camilo,was born to Freedom and Monita, whocame to us in 2004 and 2005, respectively.Other significant mammal births includeda red-capped mangabey born in July, twogiraffe calves, a litter of red river hogs, andtwo African buffalo. The bird departmentenjoyed several major accomplishmentsin 2006 including successful rearing of twoblack palm cockatoos, one hand-raisedand one parent-raised, a toco toucan chick,Leadbeater’s cockatoo, fairy bluebirds, andan African black-footed penguin.Tropical Discovery staff also experienceda number of significant births or hatchingsincluding leopard tortoise, black-breastedleaf turtles, Sumatran pit viper, Jansen’sratsnake, and caatinga lance-headed viper.Tropical Discovery staff also continued theirefforts with several critically endangeredfish and amphibian programs, both at thezoo and in the field.During 2006, Denver Zoo acquired a numberof new species for the collection and addedadditional specimens to species alreadyhoused in the collection. One of the mostnotable was the acquisistion of two paireach of Wolf’s guenons and de Brazza’smonkeys. These primates were rescuedfrom the illegal African bushmeat trade ina collaborative effort with several otherzoos. The Wolf’s guenons are new to thecollection while the de Brazza’s monkeysaugmented our existing animals housed atCongo Basin. Other notable addition werefour domestic yak, a bull and three cows,that were acquired and arrived on7