Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a new zebra, named Zarifa, visible to guests as they explore the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. We saw this beautiful zebra behind scrim last week hanging out with Ziggy, (another zebra on the trail). Zarifa is about the same age as Ziggy so no wonder they are already close friends. The … Read more
Two more zebra foals were born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in July, bringing the total number born at the park this summer to four. Two More Zebra Foals Born In the early morning hours of July 8, first-time mom, Asha, gave birth to a baby boy. Just hours after birth, the newborn was nursing and … Read more
A newborn Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal has joined the herd at Kilimanjaro Safaris in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Zebra Foal at Animal Kingdom Dr. Mark Penning, VP of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment, announced the foal on Instagram. She’s the second-born to mom Juno, after Cricket, who was born last year. Guests can see the whole … Read more
Two baby animals were recently born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, as shared by Dr. Mark Penning, vice president of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment, on Instagram. Baby Eland Antelope Born at Walt Disney World The eland baby is a girl and mom Celo’s first calf. Both the mom and calf are doing great, Penning … Read more
Two Hartmann’s mountain zebra foals have joined the herd at Kilimanjaro Safaris in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra Foals Dr. Mark Penning, VP of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment, shared photos of the foals on Instagram, writing, “Double the stripes, double the fun!” “Two playful Hartmann’s mountain zebra foals, Cricket and Dot, were born … Read more
According to eyewitnesses, a young zebra passed away at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge yesterday. The zebra was reportedly injured when it was chased by an ostrich into a fence and didn’t make it. Equine creatures like zebras are prone to serious injury, especially when running into something at their high running speeds. The guest who … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, November 18, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Of all the surprises that have come to Walt Disney World for its 50th anniversary, perhaps the most unique has to be the name of a baby zebra! Disney announced that the Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal born last month at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has been named Zarina, which means “golden one” in Persian. Her … Read more
A newborn Hartmann’s mountain zebra has joined the herd at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in Walt Disney World. Dr. Mark Penning — VP of Disney’s Animals, Science, and Environment — shared photos of the zebra baby and its mother on Instagram. Here is what Dr. Penning wrote: We’re thrilled to share these adorable photos of Hartmann’s mountain … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom last month is back on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna. Keepers named the zebra foal ‘Dash’ because of his “spunky spirit” and a stripe on his shoulder identical to one on his mother. Some lucky guests got to see mom Heidi give birth to Dash while … Read more