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Micah Satvedi said:
also last summer I did see sunny Beco and Rudy in the yard and the others in the other exhibit. I think they are trying to plan a herd for the future but I would Think everyone except Connie would be part of the future plan but it is weird but any news of more Asian elephants to support the population is exciting with what happened to the last calf born their
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You're absolutely right. We need to think long-term obviously for optimal genetic pairing, but at the moment, every pregnancy is a gift we can't take for granted. If that breeding took, we could be within 9 months of a birth. It seems the AZA has decided that pregnancies shouldn't be announced until a few months before due date, so we may not know anything for quite a while unless a keeper will answer a direct question on the subject.
 
AmbikaFan said:
You're absolutely right. We need to think long-term obviously for optimal genetic pairing, but at the moment, every pregnancy is a gift we can't take for granted. If that breeding took, we could be within 9 months of a birth. It seems the AZA has decided that pregnancies shouldn't be announced until a few months before due date, so we may not know anything for quite a while unless a keeper will answer a direct question on the subject.
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Yes it’s just a wait till it’s successful now
 
Micah Satvedi said:
When I was their last winter I saw Beco and Rudy mate though I don’t know if it was successful but i’m hoping for a baby Rudy has great mom potential
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I hope it was successful. I personally believed that perhaps Beco would mate with Rudy and Sunny. Hank was not successful (only through AI, but the zoo always prefers natural breeding). So I hope she gets pregnant, Rudy is 18 years old and the chances of getting pregnant are diminishing.
 
Did they ever announce whether it was Samson or Hank who was the sire of Phoebe's baby? It would go a long way to at least settling the issue of whether he is fertile or not. I've been wondering why they've waited to breed both girls; if European best practices are any lesson, even Sunny should start now, sooner rather than later.
 
I read in an article earlier that Ellie's father was Hank, but I don't know where it was anymore. Elephant breeding in North America is less planned than in Europe. The zoos needs to cooperate more and focus on its elephants.
 
AmbikaFan said:
Did they ever announce whether it was Samson or Hank who was the sire of Phoebe's baby? It would go a long way to at least settling the issue of whether he is fertile or not. I've been wondering why they've waited to breed both girls; if European best practices are any lesson, even Sunny should start now, sooner rather than later.
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No I don’t think they announced it
 
Elephantelephant said:
I hope it was successful. I personally believed that perhaps Beco would mate with Rudy and Sunny. Hank was not successful (only through AI, but the zoo always prefers natural breeding). So I hope she gets pregnant, Rudy is 18 years old and the chances of getting pregnant are diminishing.
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Same the problem is that male elephant don’t always mature as fast as females
 
Elephantelephant said:
I read in an article earlier that Ellie's father was Hank, but I don't know where it was anymore. Elephant breeding in North America is less planned than in Europe. The zoos needs to cooperate more and focus on its elephants.
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See never been to eroupe zoos but yes I actually don’t know who was the father
 
Somebody know how much okapis the zoo have and what are their parents,birthdates and in what zoo they were born?
 
But,it is a little unnacurate for example:
At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo,there is only male Bahati and in the map it lists another male.
Also,at Oklahoma city zoo, Caroli died last year and they still list her.
 
drill said:
what are to be exhibited here?
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According to the last Columbus Zoo newsletter (Beastly Banner Spring/Summer 2020), the Animal Encounters Village will be home to up to 50 species in rotating indoor and outdoor exhibits. Species include sloths, penguins, bat eared foxes, cheetahs, tortoises, among others. Both Adventure Cove and the Animal Encounters Village will be open year round.
 
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