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A baby boom at the Staten Island Zoo

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Opal, a baby binturong (bear cat) plays with a stuffed animal in the nursery. Opal was brought to the zoo as a potential mate for resident bear cat, Oliver. Chad Rachman
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Opal, a baby binturong (bear cat) plays in the nursery at the Staten Island Zoo, Friday, March 21, 2014, in the Staten Island borough of New York. Opal was brought… Chad Rachman
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Opal, a baby binturong (bear cat) is seen at the Staten Island Zoo, Friday, March 21, 2014, in the Staten Island borough of New York. Opal was brought to the… Chad Rachman
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ZOO BABIES
MJ, an 8-week-old, baby tamandua, gets a ride from his mother DJ, in the nursery at the Staten Island Zoo, Friday, March 21, 2014. Chad Rachman
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MJ rides a hobble horse in the nursery. Chad Rachman
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An endangered Henkel’s leaf tailed baby gecko was born at the zoo this month. Chad Rachman
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Staten Island Zoo Reptile Keeper Matt Lanier holds an endangered baby Chinese crocodile lizard, who was born this month. Chad Rachman