Baby Baboon - First birth of the Hamaydras Baboon in Australia for nearly 5 years
| Baby Baboon - First birth of the Hamaydras Baboon in Australia for nearly 5 years |
 Alma Park Zoo is proud to announce the recent birth of a Hamadryas baboon (born 16 November 2009). The female baby has been named "Layla".
Breeding of Hamadryas baboons is considered an urgent priority by the Australian Species Management Program to ensure zoo populations remain viable. First time parents and their baby are happy and healthy, with Dad playing a vital role in protecting mother and child. They are also being well looked after by other members of the group. Alma Park Zoo is a participant in the international conservation program for the species. This birth represents an important event for Australia, because it is the first Hamadryas baboon that has been born in the country since early 2005. Alma Park Zoo has the largest number of primate species in Queensland, represented by both New World and Old World monkeys from Asia and Africa. The collection includes spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, ring-tailed lemurs, marmosets and cotton-top tamarins. With the Hamadryas baboons having been part of the Alma Park Zoo family for over 20 years and have had successfully bred at the Zoo in the past. Plans for the future are to extend the Baboon facilities by including a naturalistic outdoor area exhibit with features representative of their native habit.
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