Utah zoo welcomes baby zebra; first born there since 1980s

The Salt Lake City zoo has added a fourth striped member to its zebra exhibit after a foal was born at the facility earlier this month

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City zoo has added a fourth striped member to its zebra exhibit after a foal was born at the facility earlier this month.

Spokeswoman for Utah’s Hogle Zoo Erica Hansen said Monday that the healthy female zebra has joined her father, Ziggy, mother, Zoey and a third zebra named Ziva, who all live at the facility.

She says they are very proud of the birth, as the baby is the first zebra born at the zoo since the 1980s.

Hansen says after about a 12-month pregnancy, the delivery was a smooth, one-hour process. It then took less than an hour for the baby to start walking and attempting to run around.

The zoo hasn’t decided on a name for the foal yet, but plans to steer-clear of any names that start with the letter “Z”.

Copyright © 2024 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.

    (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. A new government report estimates that government will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab within 10 years. That’s even without “Medicare-for-all,” the government-run plan for all Americans that some Democratic presidential contenders are calling for. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, experiencing a surge in enrollment as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. The report comes from nonpartisan experts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

    US Army worker who stole nearly $109 million to buy mansions and luxury cars is sentenced

    Read more
    U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle,Election 2024 Trump Shooting Congress

    Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

    Read more