At the Indianapolis Zoo, our animal breeding efforts are a key part of our animal conservation mission as they help to ensure the sustainability of a healthy, genetically diverse and demographically varied animal population. Learn more about the babies born recently at the Zoo.
Helina is a playful female tiger cub, born at the Indianapolis Zoo on May 27, 2022 to mother Zoya and father Pavel. Helina’s name means “bright, vivid and intelligent” in Russian.
Amur tigers live in the forests of eastern Russia. Cubs are born in areas with plenty of foliage to hide them. They are cared for by their mother for 2 to 3 years.
Learn more about Amur tigers here and be sure to look for Helina and her parents in the Forests exhibit at the Zoo on your next visit!
Our Oceans touch tank is even more fun with the arrival of two cownose ray babies in 2022. We welcomed female pup Biscuit on July 9 and male pup Gravy on August 19.
Newborn ray pups look just like their mother at birth, only smaller. In the wild, cownose rays can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
Learn more about rays here. Then be sure to check out the Ray Feed experience at the Zoo and get to know our newest rays up close!
Male greater kudu calf Salako was born July 26, 2022 to first-time mother Caliente and father Zuberi. On Sept. 2, 2022, female calf Kiki arrived to experienced mom Jojo. Jojo is Salako’s grandmother!
In the wild, kudu live in southern and eastern Africa. Our new baby kudu join a growing herd in our Plains area. Learn more about greater kudu here, and be sure to stop by and see these graceful grazers on your next visit to the Zoo!
We were excited to welcome FIVE new baby macaques in 2022! Emerald was born April 30 to mother Ruby. Then came Mae, born to mother Momba on May 1. Gemma arrived a few days later, on May 9, to mother Glenda. Then came Bea, born to mother Adila on May 22. The most recent baby, who hasn’t been given a name yet, arrived on November 29 to mother Millie!
The babies will be cared for by their mothers for several years in our busy troop of macaques that live just outside the Oceans building.
Learn more about these fascinating Asian monkeys here. Then come see them for yourself on your next visit to the Zoo!
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