Rare African pygmy goat triplets and twins born in the zoo at Walton Hall and Gardens, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK during March 2018
FIVE new baby African pygmy goats have arrived at the zoo at Walton Hall and Gardens, including rare triplets. The triplets were born to mum Rose on Monday march 5 while another goat Eve gave birth to twins. It is a rare occurrence for triplets to be born with this particular breed of goats and the Walton zoo rangers are thrilled with the new arrivals. Peter Cookson-Dean has been a ranger at the zoo for 35 years, he said: “In all of my 35 years at the children’s zoo this is only the 3rd set of triplets I’ve seen. The new mums surprised me by giving birth at sensible times during the day and not in the middle of the night which has happened previously. “The twins were born at followed by the triplets at I’m so proud of Rose and Eve and the kids are just beautiful. We’re hoping to have them on show to the public in time for the Easter holidays.”
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Location: Walton Hall and Gardens zoo, Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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