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[Nile Hippo Expert]

The first whooping crane chick in the zoo's history has hatched!
We have BIG NEWS! We’re thrilled to announce that the first-ever whooping crane chick hatched at the Dallas Zoo's Whooping Crane Center of Texas has... | By Dallas Zoo | Facebook

The chick hatched in June — it was just released into the wild in Louisiana with the cohort from the Audubon Species Survival Center.

Super tragic news, the chick was fatally shot dead on January 9th near Mamou, Louisiana.
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[wild boar]

Super tragic news, the chick was fatally shot dead on January 9th near Mamou, Louisiana.
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It's definitely tragic, but also infuriating. Hopefully they find the cretin responsible and prosecute him accordingly.

 

[TheGerenuk]

Four antelope calves were born in the last few months: a gerenuk on January 16th, two Speke's gazelles born two months apart, and a klipspringer on January 23rd.

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

Four antelope calves were born in the last few months: a gerenuk on January 16th, two Speke's gazelles born two months apart, and a klipspringer on January 23rd.

Are the Speke's Gazelles kept bts? As I definitely haven't seen them nor signage for them in my last few visits.

 

[Kudu21]

Are the Speke's Gazelles kept bts? As I definitely haven't seen them nor signage for them in my last few visits.

They are behind-the-scenes, yes. All of these antelope calves are behind-the-scenes in the old monorail habitats — klipspringer, included (the zoo has multiple pairs).

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

Dallas Zoo posted some extra info about the new births mentioned above, the Speke's Gazelle calfs are females named Arizona and Ruka, so is the Klipspringer calf, who is named Jodi, the Gerenuk calf is named Yogi and they didn't state what its gender is.

We’ve got more baby news to share! | We’ve got more baby news to share! Introducing four precious little ones who recently made their debut in our behind-the-scenes habitats at the Zoo.... | By Dallas ZooFacebook

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

The okapi calf has been named Malamu

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[Haliaeetus]

Four antelope calves were born in the last few months: a gerenuk on January 16th, two Speke's gazelles born two months apart, and a klipspringer on January 23rd.

How impressive !
None of these species is currently (nor kept for decades) in French zoos...

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

0.0.1 Hooded Vulture has hatched and is being parent raised.

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[King of Komodo Dragons]

Mosi a 3yr old male Hartmann's Mountain Zebra has arrived from the Racine Zoo on a SSP breeding recommendation

https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1775644753100480616

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

0.0.2 Lesser Flamingos have hatched, the first at Dallas Zoo since 2016.

https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1776010610368491891

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

0.0.2 Lesser Flamingos have hatched, the first at Dallas Zoo since 2016.

https://twitter.com/DallasZoo/status/1776010610368491891

A step in the right direction.

Dallas Zoo does have a surplus of females compared to other zoos with lesser flamingoes in their collections. Overall in the AZA males outnumber females more than 2:1....

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

The zoo has introduced their one-year-old African Elephant calf Okubili to his father, Tendaji, after some careful introductions, and now they are sharing space together on habitat!

Hanging out with mom and dad. After careful planning and delicate introductions, Okubili is now spending time on habitat with dad Tendaji! While still... | By Dallas ZooFacebook

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

The zoo has introduced their one-year-old African Elephant calf Okubili to his father, Tendaji, after some careful introductions, and now they are sharing space together on habitat!

Hanging out with mom and dad. After careful planning and delicate introductions, Okubili is now spending time on habitat with dad Tendaji! While still... | By Dallas ZooFacebook

I didn't know zoos let the fathers around the calfs, that's really cool! Okubili also gets to learn how to be a bull straight from his dad, which could be really good for his future as a potential breeder!

 

[Zoo adventures]

The two-month-old colobus female monkey has been named Tufani. She was born on February 6 to Kuruka and Pili
Our adorable two-month-old colobus monkey baby girl now has a name... meet Tufani! ICYMI: Tufani was born on February 6 to proud parents Kuruka and... | By Dallas ZooFacebook

 

[Osedax]

I didn't know zoos let the fathers around the calfs, that's really cool! Okubili also gets to learn how to be a bull straight from his dad, which could be really good for his future as a potential breeder!

Taronga Western Plains Zoo does let their male calves in with their fathers.

 

[Jambo]

I didn't know zoos let the fathers around the calfs, that's really cool! Okubili also gets to learn how to be a bull straight from his dad, which could be really good for his future as a potential breeder!

It's really important for socialisation purposes, and a lot of zoos actually do this with their elephants. This can be done with both male and female calves, but its obviously more of a benefit for the male calves who learn essentials skills and behaviours.

 

[Zoofan15]

I didn't know zoos let the fathers around the calfs, that's really cool! Okubili also gets to learn how to be a bull straight from his dad, which could be really good for his future as a potential breeder!

Taronga Western Plains Zoo does let their male calves in with their fathers.

It's really important for socialisation purposes, and a lot of zoos actually do this with their elephants. This can be done with both male and female calves, but its obviously more of a benefit for the male calves who learn essentials skills and behaviours.

Melbourne Zoo introduced their three elephants calves (aged 15-17 months) to their father when they were around the 12 month mark. It’s common for adult bulls to act as mentors to younger bulls in zoos and it’s beneficial for both genders to observe reproductive behaviours as juveniles. Young bulls learn how to mount cows; and cows learn to stand for bulls. In cases where the calves have opposite sex peers, they sometimes practice this behaviour post-observation through play.

 

[Kudu21]

According to the Zoo's socials, a male generic giraffe calf was born on April 1st to sire "Tebogo" and dam "Katie".

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

A male Greater Kudu was born on March 14th to first time parents Rozi and Kronos.

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