Lincoln Children’s Zoo has a new resident. Zoo officials on Wednesday announced the birth of a southern three-banded armadillo named Jimmi. He was born on February 1 to mom, Fiz, and dad, Fez.
At two days old, Jimmi weighed 103 grams and now weighs a little over one pound.
“Our keepers do an amazing job caring for our animals and creating a safe and nurturing environment for them to give birth and look after their newborns in,” says Evan Killeen, Lincoln Children’s Zoo CEO. “Both mom and baby are healthy and thriving and Jimmi is meeting every growth milestone.”
For the first month, Jimmi stayed in the nest box with mom. After one month he started taking strolls out at night, however mom will sometimes herd him back inside the nest box and try to barricade the entrance shut to make it difficult for him to leave again.
Fiz and Jimmi are not currently on exhibit. They will go on exhibit in the Animal Kingdom Building once Jimmi is completely weaned, which Zookeepers estimate will be toward the end of April to early May.