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Highland Wildlife Park welcomes newborn vicuña Xoco amid baby boom

7/17/2026

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The Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland welcomed a month-old female vicuña named Xoco, born on 18 June.
Keepers said Xoco’s parents are the vicuñas Juanita and Austria.
Xoco joins a herd of six vicuñas that includes Ozzy, Kantu and Tupac.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland noted a baby boom with snow leopard cubs, Himalayan monals, red deer and other species also being born.

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The Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland welcomed a month-old female vicuña named Xoco, born on 18 June.
Keepers said Xoco’s parents are the vicuñas Juanita and Austria.
Xoco joins a herd of six vicuñas that includes Ozzy, Kantu and Tupac.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland noted a baby boom with snow leopard cubs, Himalayan monals, red deer and other species also being born.