US EditionZoo welcomes two bat-eared foxes as part of conservation program
- Two female bat-eared foxes named Maasai and Malindi arrived at Chester Zoo on June 1, 2025, as part of a conservation breeding program.
- The foxes traveled over 500 miles from a Paris zoo and are the first of their species at Chester Zoo in more than 30 years due to growing threats in the wild.
- They will live in the zoo’s 22.5-acre Heart of Africa habitat, joining a family of 12 Cape porcupines, and keepers aim to introduce one sister to a male fox for breeding.
- David White explained the foxes’ large ears help detect insects underground with pinpoint accuracy, supporting their hunting in fragmented savannah habitats endangered by human activity.
- This program contributes to the European breeding efforts safeguarding bat-eared foxes and other threatened African species by maintaining a genetically diverse backup population in human care.
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Zoo welcomes two bat-eared foxes as part of conservation program
Maasai and Malindi will be located in the zoo’s new 22.5-acre Heart of Africa habitat.
Rare bat-eared foxes arrive at Chester Zoo for the first time in 30 years!
Two rare bat-eared foxes have arrived at Chester Zoo – the first of their kind to be seen at the zoo in more than 30 years. Sisters, Maasai and Malindi, have been welcomed by the zoo’s conservationists after travelling more than 500 miles from a zoo in Paris, France. First images show the pair exploring […]
Rare Bat-Eared Foxes Arrive At Chester Zoo For The First Time In 30years
Two female bat-eared foxes have arrived at Chester Zoo - the first of their kind to be seen at the zoo in more than 30 years. The two sisters, named Maasai and Malindi, have been welcomed by the zoo’s conservationists after travelling more than 500 miles from a zoo in Paris, France.
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