Columbus likely won’t be announcing any potential pregnancy till months before the due date like they have done with Phoebe. From videos, Rudy and Sunny definitely don’t seem to be showing enough mammary development to be due in a couple months. The earliest I would say we could expect calves from them is probably the second half of 2022. As for Rose-tu, it’s probably only a matter of time before Oregon announces pregnancy or maybe even a birth. I haven’t seen many recent videos/photos of her but I’m confident Samson can get the job done, he will most likely be the father as the main purpose of his transfer to Oregon was to breed with Rose. It would be interesting and great actually if they AI her though, considering how un-valuable (genetically speaking) he is especially since Rose is so valuable. My only concern is that it’s been 9 years since she last gave birth which is a rather long birthing interval. Anyways, I’ve been told by some people that 2022 will be a good year for Asian elephant births so that’s good.
