Watch: Child dik-dik born at San Diego Zoo

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Zoo has welcomed a brand new child dik-dik and you’ll see the teenager and its mother and father within the Elephant Odyssey space beginning Friday.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance simply introduced it has welcomed a dik-dik calf, born to mom Chloe and father Shaggy. The zoo named it Abeba, which suggests “flower” in Amharic (an Ethiopian Semitic language). 

The zoo, which posted a Fb story proudly displaying the “cutest little dik-dik you ever did see,” says the calf spends her time nursing and “tucking,” laying hidden out of sight for defense from predators; you may also get to see her prance round with the occasional case of “the zoomies.” 

The zoo additionally famous Abeba continues to study from her mother and father and develop day-after-day.

Watch Abeba and fogeys Chloe and Shaggy within the video above

The dik-dik is the world’s smallest antelope species, weighing solely 6 to 13 kilos as adults. They dwell in arid bush and wish heavy vegetation for defense and meals, however don’t want a lot water to outlive.

Whereas on the zoo to see Abeba, you may go to the opposite latest zoo infants as they proceed to develop — a child De Brazza’s Monkey, a child Schmidt’s Crimson-Tailed Monkey, and two child squirrel monkeys — all born after October 2023.

Final June, a child Crimson Panda was born for the primary time on the zoo in practically 20 years. Then, in July 2023, two Sumatran tiger cubs had been born on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

You’ll find Chloe, Shaggy and brand-new child Abeba on the Elephant Odyssey on the San Diego Zoo. 

The San Diego Zoo is positioned in Balboa Park. You’ll be able to go to the wildlife, discover issues to do, and even view their wildlife dwell cameras on-line any time you need.