African Journey Baby Boom  | | The newest member of the swamp monkey troop was born on September 8. | | The African Journey experienced a baby boom in the last few weeks! A new little swamp monkey and two wildebeest calves made their debuts last week, adding to the sitatunga calf born in August. The newest member of the swamp monkey family was born on September 8. The new baby spends most of its time with mother Brie, but big sisters Izzy and Calvin and big brother Anderson are extremely interested in the new arrival. "Once the baby starts exploring the exhibit in a few weeks, we'll see lots of activity among the group," says African Journey Area Manager Amber Eagleson. Keepers are fairly certain that the baby is a female, but they have not yet named the baby.  | | The new baby swamp monkey spends most of the day nursing from its mother Brie. | |  | | In just a few weeks, the new baby will start to explore the swamp monkey exhibit on her own. | |  | | Just a few hours after its birth on the savannah on September 13, the calf walks with its mother, Sophia. | | Two young wildebeest arrived on the savannah recently. Miqueas, a male, was born on July 6. At that time, the entire wildebeest herd was in an off-exhibit yard to protect the baby from the zebras, who can be aggressive toward wildebeest calves. In September, the zebras moved off exhibit and the wildebeest herd moved back onto the savannah. Just one day later, on September 13, a second calf was born as zoo guests watched on the Savannah Cam! "It's too early for us to tell the baby's gender, so we haven't named it yet," says Eagleson. Meanwhile, keepers have confirmed the sex of the sitatunga baby born August 25 as a male and named him Link. "He is doing well and growing fast," says Eagleson. Be sure and visit all the babies on the African Journey before the zoo closes on October 9.  | | The herd checks out the baby, which is just a few hours old in the photo. Two-month-old Miqueas is at the far right. | |
 | | Enter your creation in our new Scarecrow Safari contest. | | Be a winner at the all-new Scarecrow Safari Your family, scout troop, or youth group is invited to enter our all-new Scarecrow Safari contest at the Wild Zoo Halloween! Create your unique scarecrow and display it at the Wild Zoo Halloween for our 25,000 guests to view. The Grand Prize is a FREE zoo field trip for the winning group (up to 10 children and 4 adults), a $137 value! Click here for an entry form and details. Questions? Contact us at 260-427-6808 or education@kidszoo.org.
 | | Join us for Storytime September 27 and 28. | | Last Week for Storytime Catch our final Storytime events on Tuesday and Wednesday September 27 & 28 at 10:30 a.m. on the Australian Adventure Plaza. We read a new story at every event! Storytime is perfect for preschool-age children and their favorite adult, and is free with zoo admission.
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