Songkhla Zoo has new baby

Songkhla Zoo shows off its new addition, a female Shetland pony born on Monday night. (Photo supplied)
Songkhla Zoo shows off its new addition, a female Shetland pony born on Monday night. (Photo supplied)

Songkhla Zoo has a surprise new addition to the family, a female Shetland pony born on Monday night.

Zoo director Wanchai Tanwattana announced the happy event on Tuesday.

The pony is the offspring of a pair of seven-year-old Shetland ponies transferred from Chiang Mai Zoo on Sept 21, 2021.

Mr Wanchai said keepers discovered the youngster in the pen with its father and mother on Tuesday morning. They assumed it was born on Monday night.

They still have to come up with a name for their latest member, which was being well taken care of by the zoo's veterinarians, he said.

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Vocabulary

  • assume: to accept something to be true without question or proof - ทึกทักเอา, คิดว่าเป็นจริง,
  • keeper: a person whose job is to look after and feed animals, in a zoo for example (zookeeper) -
  • pen (noun): a small piece of land surrounded by a fence in which farm animals are kept - คอก, เล้า, บริเวณล้อมรั้วสำหรับเลี้ยงสัตว์
  • pony (noun): a type of small horse - ม้าพันธุ์เล็ก
  • transferred: changed someone’s job or responsibilities - โยกย้ายตำแหน่ง
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