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Tennessee Zoo Celebrates Rare Animal Birth as An Especially Meaningful Milestone'
- The Nashville Zoo celebrated its first aardvark birth on New Year’s Day, marking a historic milestone for the zoo.
- The newborn calf weighs about four pounds and is described as roughly the size of a rolling pin.
- This birth is the 34th aardvark at AZA-accredited facilities and the first since 2024.
- Karanga and Winsol are ambassador animals, aiding researchers with breeding behavior and pregnancy observations.
- Zoo staff conducted periodic ultrasounds and maintained a nonstop baby watch during the pregnancy.
- The calf and mother are currently in a behind-the-scenes area under close monitoring by the animal care team.
- There are only 33 aardvarks in AZA-accredited zoos, highlighting the rarity of this species.
- The father Winsol arrived at the Nashville Zoo in 2019 from Cincinnati Zoo.
- Mother Karanga joined Nashville Zoo in 2021 from Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- Experts expect the calf to relocate to another AZA facility to meet a mate and support population growth.
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