Baby aardvark is growing like a weed

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26. 10. 2015


Our baby aardvark, which has become one of the stars of a country-wide outdoor campaign focused on Prague Zoo’s prominent baby animals, is growing like a weed. When he was born, on Sunday, July 26, the descendent of our Aardvark female Kvída was very small and did not want to suckle, so the keepers fed him from a syringe. It was not until his eighth day of life that the little aardvark started drinking from his mother, and even afterwards, the keepers had to keep watch over him, to prevent Kvída from smothering him, and to make sure that the baby was gaining weight. It took one month before the baby was strong and big enough to be presented to visitors.

Photo: Petr Hamerník, Zoo Praha Photo: Petr Hamerník, Zoo Praha

Today, the little aardvark, named Kito Felix, is enjoying good health and great popularity with zookeepers. He weighs almost 11 kilos at this point, and visitors can see him every day in the African House pavilion, where he spends the day resting with his mother, Kvída. In the evening, both Kito and his mother wake up and set about exploring their enclosure. Since aardvarks are mainly nocturnal animals, we have, in cooperation with Slow TV, set up a live broadcast from their enclosure, which starts daily at 8 p.m.