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Lioness gives birth to five cubs at Doha Zoo

The Doha Zoo has been closed to the public since 2012. However, the facility continues to host wildlife, and has welcomed the birth of several other animals in recent years, including a baby giraffe in May 2015.

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Animals shifted from closed-down Doha Zoo to Al Khor Park

Another 70 will be brought over soon, authorities said, meaning the park will be the new home of some 172 animals from 22 species, including zebras, peacocks and oryxes.

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After 15-month pregnancy, giraffe gives birth to newest Doha Zoo addition

The calf is a reticulated giraffe, also known as the Somali giraffe, due to its original habitat in southern Somalia, southern Ethiopia and northeastern Kenya.

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Qatar makes headway on Doha Zoo plans with awarding of new contracts

Aswan Trading and Contracting Company will spend the next 14 months preparing the site for the main construction, as well as preserving and maintaining the “trees and natural environment” during excavation works.

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$32m in key contracts awarded as new Doha Zoo project commences

Site preparations have begun at the zoo, and construction will soon be underway for a new temporary containment facility to house the former zoo's animals, Ashghal has said.

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Ashghal releases new details about mega-zoo project

A cable car link from Villaggio mall, a "seven-star" treehouse hotel and a controlled biosphere roof system that allows it to "rain" once an hour were among the zoo features revealed at a presentation yesterday.

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To make way for new safari park, Qatar plans demolition of Doha Zoo

Ashghal has asked local contractors to bid on a project that involves razing all structures inside the zoo, which is located on Furousiya Street off of Al Waab, near Aspire Park.

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Ashghal: 3,000 animals to be part of new Doha Zoo

The new facility is to be divided into themes based on three continents, including an African safari, an Asian woodland and a South American rainforest.

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Doha Zoo to remain closed for at least three years as it is converted into safari park

Doha Zoo is set to for a major overhaul over the next three to five years as it is converted into a safari park, reports the Peninsula. The 30-year-old zoo, which has…

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