Come meet our little ones!
Not only are they precious moments, but births at the Zoo help to protect rare or endangered species.
Come meet our newborns, whether furry, feathered or scaly, and see how some parents keep a close watch over them!
A new birth
Akili, a beautiful 9-year-old female mandrill, gave birth to her second offspring on August 9th. Both mom and baby are doing very well and have already rejoined the group.
A BIRTH FOR OUR SNOW LEOPARD!
The 6-year-old mom gave birth to her little cub last May 15.Elsa is a model mom and gives her offspring all the necessary cares.
A DOUBLE NATURAL BIRTH AT THE ZOO
The Zoo de Granby is very excited and happy to announce the birth of two baby Amur leopards.
The Exceptional Birth of a little Andean Condor
Our team of specialists created a scientific protocol based on some of the most important American zoological institutions’ accumulated experiences in order to protect the baby from different attacks by the breeding male. The objective was to have the fledgling be raised by a human, without any imprinting on the chick. The small bird, a female, was hatched last June 21.
Two jaguar cubs is better than one!
Taiama, a seven-year-old jaguar, gave birth to her third and her fourth babies during the night of August 6, 2019. The two young females are perfectly healthy!
The first baby of 2019
The first baby of the year has just made its appearance and it’s a Bennett’s wallaby! We can see its head pop out of its mother’s pouch!
The Extraordinary Hatching of an Andean Condor Egg!
After many years of unsuccessful reproduction attempts for our Andean condors, the year 2018 will be a memorable one with the hatching, a few days ago, of the first chick!
An exceptional birth
In the night of June 14 to June 15 2018, the veterinary team of the Zoo de Granby performed a cesarean section on Megan, the female Amur leopard of the Zoo de Granby. Presenting all the signs of labour, the team helped her give birth to a perfectly healthy, 564-gram male!
Milia, little baby zebra!
We are happy to announce the arrival of a little female zebra born last January 19, 2018 at Zoo de Granby!
This is the 17th zebra to be born at the zoo since 1968.
Sakura is born by caesarian
The delivery by caesarian of a female Japanese macaque was performed successfully at Zoo de Granby
Meet Coumba, baby hippopotamus
Meet Coumba, a baby hippopotamus born at Zoo de Granby on February 27, 2017. Coumba is the 17th hippopotamus to be born at the zoo and the 6th baby of it's mother Polita.
The Meerkats Welcome Quintuplets!
In August 2016, Juno, our female meerkat, gave birth to five pups.
The young are in excellent health.
Kimi, the Japanese macaque
Kimi, the little Japanese macaque, is THE big surprise at the Zoo de Granby for 2016.
The zookeepers found Kimi by chance in the outside area reserved for the Japanese macaques. Kimi means hope.
Kumi, the baby giraffe
Kumi is the first baby born at the Zoo de Granby in 2016. This baby giraffe is the tenth baby for its mother, Masaï. And that's why the zookeepers named her Kumi, which means 10 in Swahili.