From 100-gram marmosets to leopards, Zagreb Zoo welcomes 22 new arrivals this year

Zagreb Zoo has gained 22 new residents during the first half of the year, ranging from 100-gram pygmy marmosets to Chinese leopard cubs. Some were born at the zoo, while others arrived from zoos elsewhere in Europe.

The year began with the birth of a pygmy slow loris, the third offspring of Zagreb’s pair. The poisonous primates live in the Spirit of the Monsoon Forests pavilion, where they spend much of their time in trees. The zoo says they eat insects, lizards, small mammals and birds, along with fruit, tree resin and sap.

Two pygmy marmosets, described as the world’s smallest monkeys, arrived from Dortmund, Germany. Six-year-old Ricardo and seven-year-old Clemens now live in the Birds pavilion. Another popular arrival was Pistachio, a scimitar-horned oryx born on Feb. 26, World Pistachio Day. The herd grew again with another calf in April.

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We are happy that all five eggs produced healthy young.

Five green-bellied lizards also hatched at the zoo. Each weighs about 35 grams. Keepers closely monitored the eggs and photographed the first hatchling emerging. All five eggs produced healthy young.

The zoo also recorded the first gundi births there, welcomed a lamb named Točkica, and saw the first Chinese leopard cubs born in Europe. In May, red panda Ema gained a one-year-old male companion from Overloon in the Netherlands, named Ka shi, a Japanese term for a sweet or snack.

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When the time comes for the lizards to hatch, we carefully monitor what happens.