During the last five months, the park has seen the arrival of five critically endangered Livingstone’s fruit bats, four endangered Malagasy giant jumping rats and one endangered narrow-striped mongoose.
Livingstone’s fruit bats are the rarest mammal species at the zoo, with just over 1,000 remaining in the wild and 65 in the global captive population.
Dominic Wormell, head of mammals, said: ‘To know that there are five more of one of the rarest mammal species on the planet is a fantastic feeling.
‘All mothers and babies are doing well and the great news is there are more on the way, with several other females currently pregnant.’
The narrow-striped mongoose has recently been reclassified from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’ on the IUCN Red List.
Commenting on the birth, senior mammal keeper Chris Davies said: ‘With recent births at ZSL London Zoo and Zoo Berlin, we can continue to learn more about the husbandry and care required of this species and work together to help ensure their survival.’
