Animal Kingdom Lodge: More Animals Are Born

As a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the gorgeous Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge participates in several Species Survival Plans (SSP). Species Survival Plans are programs in which species are cooperatively managed within AZA zoos and aquariums to maintain healthy and genetically diverse populations. 

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge actively breeds 12 species of birds and mammals as part of the SSP program. Just this year, the resort has had 16 babies born, including an Abyssinian ground hornbill family, which hatched a chick back in July. Their grey crowned cranes also had a chick this month. This means nearly a dozen of these endangered crane chicks have hatched there since the resort opened to Guests.

They also have had several antelope calves born this year: two bontebok, a Thomson’s gazelle and six nyala antelope. The resort has also had three red river hog piglets, a giraffe calf and a Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal born this year. The foal is the first Hartmann’s mountain zebra conceived and born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. There are only 50 of these rare zebras in North America, so this is a particularly important birth. Most of these babies are already out in the savannas with the rest of their family wowing Guests with their exuberance.

Make sure to come out to see them, and be on the lookout for more exciting new additions to the savanna!

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