Here's a look at some of the exciting and amazing animals you will be able to see when ZSL London Zoo's new Children's Zoo opens its doors in Easter 2009.
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Red panda
They can consume up to 45 percent of their own body weight daily, eating approximately 200,000 bamboo leaves daily.
Alpaca
They come in 22 natural colours in more than 200 shades ranging from white to beige, fawn, brown, grey and black
Nubian goats
On a worldwide basis, more people drink the milk of goats than any other single animal.
Llama
They are strong animals. They can carry about a quarter of their own body weight on a trek with no problem.
Meerkat
They have been witnessed standing on one another’s shoulders in order to gather honey from nearby trees.
Black vulture
They are are able to eat diseased meat without getting ill.
Pig
They are the only animals except for humans that can get a sunburn.
Red Legged Seriema
They sometimes nest in bushes or trees up to 3 m above the ground. Adults jump into the nest rather than fly.
Sheep
They grow two teeth a year until they have eight. A one-year old sheep is called a hogget but a two-year old sheep is called a two-tooth.
Donkey
They do not have natural ‘waterproof’ coats like horses and so must have access to shelter.
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