So…is it love? Will our two Pygmy Lorises get together in a match made in heaven? Maybe – we have no way of telling right now. Some may call it voyeuristic, but we do watch them closely, and as of right now, no mating action has been observed. That does not mean that all hope is lost – Pygmy Lorises are very private about mating, so there’s a good chance that we would not see mating occurring. Even though they are housed in a building with a reverse light cycle, true night when people aren’t around is more likely to be when that magic moment happens. We’ll just have to keep an eye on our little female and see if she grows larger!
Speaking of love, a visit to the zoo this time of year will give you the chance to see a couple of our male kangaroos boxing. Why do they box? For mating rights or course. Unfortunately, our two boxers are both ‘fixed’, so it really doesn’t matter who wins, neither of them can mate. We do have an intact male – he is the really red little one in the mob – but he is still too young to be interested in mating. But who knows what the future holds?
Melanie S – Curator of Education
