Bambi, the prolific blackbuck of the Budapest Zoo, has now given birth to her tenth baby antelope since 2010. The cute little calf was born on May 14th, and is often spotted snoozing under the shady trees, or at less striking spots, as cautious antelope calfs do not normally move around much with their parents. The zookeepers have not decided on the newcomer’s name yet, as it takes a little while to determine their sex, but in keeping with the convention of giving all the offspring of Bambino – the dominant male in the population – a name starting with B, it is already decided that the little baby, who this time is from a different dad called Enzo, will get a name starting with an E.
The pelican population of the Budapest Zoo is now richer with three sweet newcomers, so now about 50 long-beaked birds live around the area of the Big Lake. The baby birds hatched in March after about a month of incubation, and they are meant to leave their nest – found near the Australian House – after two months, so they soon might be seen waddling near the lakeside. The three offsprings are from two different species; one is a great white pelican, and the other two are dalmatian pelicans that are listed among endangered species, so be cautious when you see the charmingly fluffy chicks around.
The sweet Muntiacini deer couple was brought to Budapest from Augsburg in 2014, and in April they gave birth to their second baby fawn, who does not yet have a name, for it is still unsure whether the deer is a baby boy or a girl. The shy fawn’s favorite hiding spot is in a small rocky nook that is easily visible from the outside, but he often wanders around within their enclosure, too, so spotting him is almost always possible, and it is unquestionably a “deer” sight.
A lovely baby mouflon lamb was born in the zoo in March to a happy mom and a dejected dad, who had to be enclosed for the first few days after the birth, as he did not treat his fearful little fellow too well. Luckily, all parental issues are resolved within the mouflon family now, and the baby bravely roams around their enclosure, which is found opposite to the sea lions. The heartwarmingly wide-eyed lamb is very active, and often flounders around on his tiny, shaky legs.
The Madagascar movie made ring-tailed lemurs immensely popular among animal lovers, who can now admire three adorable baby monkeys up close in their enclosure. These cuddly, sleepy-looking baby monkeys mostly spend their day holding tight to their mommy’s fur, to be carried around all the time. One of them is already known to be a baby girl, who got the name Maya, but the genders of the other two are still undetermined.
Among the other enchanting creatures who were born earlier this year, visitors can find Skippy the baby penguin, the slowly crawling baby sloths, and seven wild-dog cubs, who after a few weeks of stage fright now roam around bravely. Until you can organize a thrilling trip to the Budapest Zoo to admire all of its truly adorable residents of all ages – along with myriad other attractions like the Botanical Gardens, a huge playground, and upcoming open-air evening concerts – you can watch the video below to see how these loveable newcomers are getting along, and we present a few extra baby-animal portraits in the gallery below, just because they’re way too cute to leave out of this article!
