Rare warty pigs are lost when male eats his entire family at Bristol zoo

A zoo lost some of its most endangered animals when a male warty pig ate his entire family and a rare monkey was eaten for lunch by hungry otters. The incidents happened at Bristol Zoo in December and were shortly followed by further tragedy when three rainbow lorikeets escaped. The zoo, which prides itself on its conservation measures, said the deaths had distressed keepers. The most gruesome incident came after Manilla, a female Visayan warty pig was joined by her partner Elvis last year. Staff said they hoped he would "take a shine" to her and they would "become proud parents". Related Articles Britain's most endangered species have declined by more than half since the 1970s, according to a new survey described as a Endangered species decline by 60 per cent in 40 years 24 Oct 2013 Emperor Penguins are now endangered, warn biologists 29 Jun 2014 Animal photos of the week 16 May 2014 New born Giraffe at Bristol zoo 19 Jun 2012 But when she unexpectedly gave birth to an extremely rare piglet, Elvis ate it before turning on his mate, who had to be put down due to her injuries. Two weeks later, an endangered golden lion tamarind monkey escaped and fell into a pond where it became trapped and was eaten by American otters. Just a week ago three rainbow lorikeets, usually found in Australia, escaped through a hole in their cage flew off. One -READ MORE-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11392106/Rare-warty-pigs-are-lost-when-male-eats-his-entire-family-at-Bristo