By: Follow South Jersey Staff
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — The Cape May County Zoo has had quite an exciting and fruitful summer season, not just for its visitors, but for its residents as well. Since June, the zoo has seen a number of births.
On May 21, a male Grant’s zebra foal was born, the first male zebra to be born at the zoo in recent years.
Commissioner Andrew Bulakowski, Vice Director and liaison to the Parks and Zoo, expressed excitement over the newest addition to the zoo.
“His arrival is another reason to celebrate and to acknowledge the dedication of our Zoo staff, who provide exceptional care for the animals,” Bulakowski said in a press release from the county.
Then, on June 12, a female Grant’s zebra foal was born.
Grant’s zebras are a subspecies of Plains zebra and are endemic to central and eastern Africa.
On June 28, a new kookaburra chick that hatched around May 25, fully fledged into its flight feathers. The addition puts the number of Laughing Kookaburras at the zoo at four.
“We welcome the arrival of the new hatchling and look forward to hearing the four-part harmony of their distinctive laughing cackle as they greet visitors to the Zoo”, Bulakowski said in a press release from the county.
Kookaburras are native to Australia and are part of the kingfisher family. They are predatory birds and maintain territories. Both parents participate in rearing the chicks, and young kookaburras will stick around to help their parents raise the next set of chicks. They have a very distinctive song/call, that parents must teach to the chicks after they fledge.
The Cape May County Zoo is currently open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The zoo is located at 707 US-9 North, Cape May Court House. For more information, visit their website by clicking here.
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