Watch: Baby dik-dik born at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Zoo has welcomed a new baby dik-dik and you can see the youngster and its parents in the Elephant Odyssey area starting Friday.
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance just announced it has welcomed a dik-dik calf, born to mother Chloe and father Shaggy. The zoo named it Abeba, which means “flower” in Amharic (an Ethiopian Semitic language).
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The zoo, which posted a Facebook story proudly showing the “cutest little dik-dik you ever did see,” says the calf spends her time nursing and “tucking,” laying hidden out of sight for protection from predators; you might also get to see her prance around with the occasional case of “the zoomies.”
The zoo also noted Abeba continues to learn from her parents and grow every day.
Watch Abeba and parents Chloe and Shaggy in the video above
The dik-dik is the world’s smallest antelope species, weighing only 6 to 13 pounds as adults. They live in arid bush and need heavy vegetation for protection and food, but do not need much water to survive.
While at the zoo to see Abeba, you can visit the other newest zoo babies as they continue to grow — a baby De Brazza’s Monkey, a baby Schmidt’s Red-Tailed Monkey, and two baby squirrel monkeys — all born after October 2023.
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Last June, a baby Red Panda was born for the first time at the zoo in nearly 20 years. Then, in July 2023, two Sumatran tiger cubs were born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
You can find Chloe, Shaggy and brand-new baby Abeba at the Elephant Odyssey at the San Diego Zoo.
The San Diego Zoo is located in Balboa Park. You can visit the wildlife, find things to do, and even view their wildlife live cameras online any time you want.
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