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Twin African pygmy goat kids born at Belfast Zoo

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Belfast Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two African pygmy goat kids.

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Twin African pygmy goat kids born at Belfast Zoo

(Image credit: Belfast Zoo)

The twin goats were born on March 2.

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Pygmy goat parents Edmund and Hannah

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Parents Edmund and Hannah welcomed their latest arrivals.

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Twin African pygmy goat kids investigate their present for their mum

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The latest arrivals investigate their Mother's Day present for mum, Hannah.

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Twin African pygmy goat kid jumps over a log

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"The entire Belfast Zoo team is 'jumping for joy', with the latest arrivals at the zoo farm," a zoo statement says.

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