Birmingham Nature Centre
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Birmingham Nature Centre is a small zoo on the edge of Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, England. It is managed by Birmingham City Council.
The site was formerly Birmingham Zoo.
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[edit] Animals
The zoo features mainly small mammals. Its occupants include:
- a pair of male Red Pandas
- Otters
- Meerkats
- Lynxes
- Scottish Wild Cat
- Wallabies
- Beavers
- Capybara
- Red Squirrels
- Heritage breed farm animals
- Birds (especially Owls)
- Reptiles
- Insects
[edit] Babu
Babu is a red panda who disappeared from the nature centre in November 2005 and spent four days "on the loose" before being discovered. Nature centre staff believe he was blown out of a tree and found himself outside his enclosure. His disappearance and the city-wide panda hunt that ensued made national headlines. After being discovered by a dog-walker in Moseley, Babu was dramatically reunited with his brother Tensing live on Midlands Today.
[edit] References
- Birmingham Nature Centre
- BBC - Red panda boosts visitor numbers
- Babu wins Brummie of the Year!
- BBC "Red panda pair come out of hiding " 15 October 2003
- "Runaway Birmingham panda found up tree" Telegraph (UK) 4 November, 2005
- "The end of freedom for Babu the escape artist" The Independent (London), 4 Nov, 2005
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Coordinates: 52°27′02″N 1°54′38″W / 52.450498°N 1.910430°W
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