The Los Angeles Zoo announced the addition of four Nigerian Dwarf goats to the Winnick Family Children’s Zoo. Two male and one female multi-colored goats were born on May 11 to three-year old mother, Lacey. One week later, three-year-old mother Glory gave birth to a single female kid. After spending their first few weeks in an off-exhibit barnyard with their mothers, the kids will be slowly introduced to the large family in Muriel’s Ranch.

(photo by Tad Motoyama)

Both first time moms, Glory and Lacey were welcomed into the L.A. Zoo family in 2012, along with 13 other goats. The father of the four baby goats is Spangle, a male Nigerian Dwarf goat that came to the L.A. Zoo less than a year ago.

The new additions, weighing in at nine pounds each, are still too young to frolic with the large herd of goats and sheep since they are still nursing with their mothers. When they reach adulthood, the Nigerian Dwarf goat species only reach around two feet tall at the shoulders, and adults weigh in between 50 and 75 pounds.

Zoo visitors can now see the new kids in the side viewing area of the contact yard at the Winnick Family Children’s Zoo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily, weather permitting. The kids are scheduled to join the remaining 15 goats and six sheep accessible to the public in the main contact yard in late June.

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens are located at 5333 Zoo Drive.