| MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday 14 th April 2009
It's a girl!
Coffs Harbour 's Pet Porpoise Pool is celebrating a new arrival to their colony of Australian Sea Lions.
Maxine gave birth to her little baby girl in the early hours of Thursday morning with her weighing in at around 7kgs.
This is the second pup for 12 year old Maxine and the sixth offspring for father, Hercules, who is now 23 years of age.
The Pet Porpoise Pool is the largest breeding colony of Australian Sea Lions in captivity in the world.
The new arrival is the third generation of captive born Australian Sea Lions at the Marine Park .
The Pet Porpoise Pool CEO, Ms Paige Sinclair said, “The pup will be on display for the public to see in a month's time.”
“We are asking for the Coffs Harbour community to help name the pup, and hopefully she will have a name by the end of the School Holidays,” Ms Sinclair said.
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Congratulatons to the winner, Donna-Lee Houghton from Boambee East. Maxines baby girl has been named 'Miri'
meaning star in Kamilaroi Aboriginal language.
  
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More Australian Seal Pups born at the Pet Porpoise Pool
 
Coffs Harbour's Pet Porpoise Pool also celebrated two new arrivals to their colony of Australian Sea Lions in October of 2008.The proud mothers, Cindy and Elle gave birth to a pup each within a 12 hour period.
A male pup named "OZZIE"- Elle, who is now mother of two, gave birth to her pup at around 8:30 Monday night, 15th October 2008 with this being her second male pup.
A female pup named "ABBY"- Was the third pup for Cindy with her baby being born in the early morning on Tuesday 16th October 2008. Cindy is a popular resident at the Pet Porpoise Pool as she has starred in many TV commercials including the Gold Lotto commercial shot here in Coffs Harbour.
The Pet Porpoise Pool is the largest breeding colony of Australia Sea Lions in captivity in the world.
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