THOSE visiting Longleat Safari Park for Mother’s Day this weekend will see its newest and possible cutest arrival, zebra foal Polly.

Born on Valentine’s Day and weighing just 15kg the Grant’s zebra foal is the second from mum Kimbia, who was also born at the park.

Grant’s zebra are a subspecies of plains zebra and are native to eastern and southern Africa, with approximately 300,000 left in the wild.

Keeper Polly Yeo, who the new-born is named after, said: “It was a lovely surprise to have the foal actually arrive on Valentine’s Day.

“As a zebra pregnancy lasts twelve months the chances are she was also conceived on or close to February 14 which makes it even more special.

“Kimbia and her foal are pretty much inseparable at the moment as little Polly follows her everywhere.

“We are keeping them in a smaller enclosure with the East African Reserve while she gets introduced to the rest of the herd and fully integrated.”

The zebra foal currently has a brownish tinge to her coat, which is thought to assist them in camouflaging themselves against would-be predators in the wild.

She and her mother will join the 12 others from her herd in the park’s 60-acre East African enclosure with a group of Rothschild’s giraffes, which would mirror their living in the wild.