All Posts Tagged With: "bactrian camel"

Baby camel born at St. Louis Zoo

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Zoo has added a new baby camel to its herd Eli, a male Bactrian camel, was born at the zoo last Thursday (March 11), weighing 98 pounds. His parents are Minnie and Elvis, who are part of the camel herd in the zoo’s Red Rocks area. [...]

19Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

One in five mammal species on extinction ‘red list’

Many reptiles and amphibians also critically endangered, while up to 70% of plants could be wiped out, say conservationists Stephen Bates – guardian.co.uk A fifth of the world’s known mammals, a third of its amphibians, more than a quarter of its reptiles and up to 70% of its plants are under threat of extinction according [...]

3Nov2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Name Chosen for Potter Park Zoo’s Baby Camel

LANSING, MI — After weeks of excitement and anticipation Potter Park Zoo is proud to announce Nikolai as the winning name selected for the zoo’s three-month old Bactrian camel. The name was selected through a three-week-long baby camel naming vote, to which nearly four-hundred entries were submitted. Zoo visitors cast their vote for their favorite [...]

24Jun2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued