Little Noah is finding his feet

Duncan Guy

Duncan Guy duncan.guy@inl.co.za Could what happened in Wuhan, China, have had the same effect on Durban as it did at the National Zoo of Cuba, where species bred more efficiently in the peace and quiet of lockdown, according to an international news agency report? The Mitchell Park Zoo had a pair of common marmosets reproduce twice in the year of lockdown, instead of only once as they had done in normal years, and at the Umgeni Bird Park, greater flamingos reacted to the tranquillity by building nests and laying. “Although only one chick was successfully reared in the season, it was very exciting,” said Msawakhe Mayisela, spokesperson for the eThekwini Municipality, which runs the two entities. Meanwhile, staff are keeping an eagle eye on avian behaviour to see if the…

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Saturday Star (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-11-06

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