You've got the chance to name a baby zebra

The male foal was recently born at Wild Place Project in Bristol

Bristolians are being given the chance to name a baby zebra born at Wild Place
Author: James DiamondPublished 28th Apr 2022

How do you fancy the chance to name a baby zebra recently born in Bristol?

Wild Place Project want you help to name the male foal which was born earlier this month on April 16, to parents Florence and Peter.

Animal Manager at Wild Place Project Will Walker says the foal is doing "really well" and feeding regularly.

“He’s mixing well with the elands in the paddock and this week we have started introducing him to the giraffes so they can get to know each other," he said.

“Florence is a confident mother, this is her second foal and she is doing brilliantly.

“Pete is a great father and is protective of the youngster, putting himself between the foal and the elands if they get too close and inquisitive – so they are all doing a fantastic job.”

The new foal is a plains zebra which is classified as Near Threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

Their numbers are in decline in their native Africa due to hunting and loss of habitat.

Another youngster at Wild Place Project, a wolverine kit, is also growing well and has been spotted by visitors exploring its forest home in Bear Wood.

The kit, which is female, has been named Eunice after the February storms, which swept the nation on the night she was born.

It is the first time a wolverine kit has been born at Wild Place Project.

The birth is particularly exciting as wolverines became extinct in the wild in Britain more than 8,000 years ago.

The youngster can often be spotted by patient visitors to Bear Wood, where it lives alongside its mother Alice, and father Novo.

If you want to help pick the name of the baby zebra, you can do so by clicking on this link.

The options are either George, Ralph or Wallace.

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