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Kifaru Bwana said:
That is excellent news. So, the facility has learned by example that endurance and sticking to their bull Sdudla and allow for natural reproduction. Personally, I really fail to understand why intervention or introductions had not happened sooner..., a birth interval of close on 7 years between births for breeding cow Donna is beyond the pale and ridicuously long, most certainly if you realise how short the breeding window for sexually mature reproductive age African cow elephants really is.

QUERIES:
A) Why has cow Vasha not calved or been breeding (since 2011)?
B) Would expect that cow Donna may have another calf in due course (come 2026-2027), perhaps her last ...!!!?
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I think you mean Maclean. Sdudla lives in Zoo Tampa.
 
Piece of December 2023/January 2024 News Not Mentioned:
JollyGreenGiant94 said:
-Two Cotton Top Tamarins were born overnight. They are on stage for all to see
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On December 22nd, the zoo announced their names, Catalina and Rosa.

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On January 24th, the zoo announced that (0.0.3) cotton-top tamarins were born.

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On April 23rd, the zoo announced that (0.0.5) African pygmy geese hatched which are now on display in the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail area.

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Of the 3 Cotton top tamarins that were born in January, only one is still alive. I'm not sure how well known this is among non-animal care cast members.

There were seven African pygmy geese born, but one was missing on my last visit. Cast Members are only allowed to talk about them if they're visible

The Abdims stork chick is basically full grown at this point and the parents already have another egg.
 

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JollyGreenGiant94 said:
Of the 3 Cotton top tamarins that were born in January, only one is still alive. I'm not sure how well known this is among non-animal care cast members.

There were seven African pygmy geese born, but one was missing on my last visit. Cast Members are only allowed to talk about them if they're visible

The Abdims stork chick is basically full grown at this point and the parents already have another egg.
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"Cast members"?
 
Sorry, yes, the employees are cast members because they are part of the show, not just there to serve a single purpose. It seems silly from the outside, but it does make a difference. And yes, the animals are just that, animals. In fact on the safari attraction the guides are discouraged from using the animals' names instead just referring to them by the species
 
JollyGreenGiant94 said:
I couldn't tell you anything about the swans except that they're still there unfortunately. It is possible they came from MJT, but I can't say with any certainty.

Gus passed sometime in February from what cast have said. They are allowed to mention it to guests if asked. As for Gorillas Land, they still have Ada listed as "DAK 21-01" with no updated photo so their information is not quite up to date.
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Hi, Gorillas Land works only with officially shared informations(to avoid false news) and uses photos which people send them with permission to use. If you send them photos about the gorillas of DAK. They are welcome to update the profiles. (I also often send them photos which they usually updates within short time.) If I know well they are just updating the European photobase, so they probably will update the others too.
 
Some news and notes from today's visit

  • One of the abdim's Storks was sitting on two eggs
  • The black crakes in the Gorilla forest aviary have been moved bts in hopes they will have more success breeding
  • Several new bird species have joined the Maharajah aviary so they have yet to make to make it onto the species handout such as chesnut-backed thrush and collared finchbill bulbul
  • The zoo are hoping their Sumatran Tiger pair will breed but no dice
  • The female lion-tailed macaques hated the male they had so they gave up on trying to pair them and sent the male to another zoo. One of the keepers said they might look into importing another male from Europe and another said he didn't know what the future plans were for the macaques as there are so few in the US(I hope they import!)
  • The baby elephant calf and baby Gorilla were adorable and it was such a joy to see them interact with the adult members.
  • The park no longer has Eld's Deer
  • Several exhibits in rafiki's planet watch were empty.
  • An Ostrich laid some eggs in a precarious position on the safari, hopefully they don't get run over.
 
King of Komodo Dragons said:
Some news and notes from today's visit

  • One of the abdim's Storks was sitting on two eggs
  • The black crakes in the Gorilla forest aviary have been moved bts in hopes they will have more success breeding
  • Several new bird species have joined the Maharajah aviary so they have yet to make to make it onto the species handout such as chesnut-backed thrush and collared finchbill bulbul
  • The zoo are hoping their Sumatran Tiger pair will breed but no dice
  • The female lion-tailed macaques hated the male they had so they gave up on trying to pair them and sent the male to another zoo. One of the keepers said they might look into importing another male from Europe and another said he didn't know what the future plans were for the macaques as there are so few in the US(I hope they import!)
  • The baby elephant calf and baby Gorilla were adorable and it was such a joy to see them interact with the adult members.
  • The park no longer has Eld's Deer
  • Several exhibits in rafiki's planet watch were empty.
  • An Ostrich laid some eggs in a precarious position on the safari, hopefully they don't get run over.
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The male lion-tailed macaque has been gone for many years, and the last Elds deer passed away last year.

Which exhibits in Rafiki’s planet watch are empty? You mean the indoor ones or some of the yards out in Affection Section? When I last went I don’t recall any empty exhibits. And if you can recall, do you remember what species the empty exhibits used to contain?

In addition, this hasn’t been mentioned yet, but we are now down to one elderly collared brown lemur. There have been talks to bring in another one in the future.
 
Kevin2342 said:
The male lion-tailed macaque has been gone for many years, and the last Elds deer passed away last year.

Which exhibits in Rafiki’s planet watch are empty? You mean the indoor ones or some of the yards out in Affection Section? When I last went I don’t recall any empty exhibits. And if you can recall, do you remember what species the empty exhibits used to contain?
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It was a few indoor exhibits. One of the trees has some exhibits filled but the other was empty and also has a fence blocking you from getting to the wall next to the argentine boa which also had some empty enclosures. Unfortunately I do not remember what they used to contain. One of the empty exhibit though did have signage for Spiny stick insect but they were still on display in a different enclosure.
 
King of Komodo Dragons said:
Some news and notes from today's visit

  • One of the abdim's Storks was sitting on two eggs
  • The black crakes in the Gorilla forest aviary have been moved bts in hopes they will have more success breeding
  • Several new bird species have joined the Maharajah aviary so they have yet to make to make it onto the species handout such as chesnut-backed thrush and collared finchbill bulbul
  • The zoo are hoping their Sumatran Tiger pair will breed but no dice
  • The female lion-tailed macaques hated the male they had so they gave up on trying to pair them and sent the male to another zoo. One of the keepers said they might look into importing another male from Europe and another said he didn't know what the future plans were for the macaques as there are so few in the US(I hope they import!)
  • The baby elephant calf and baby Gorilla were adorable and it was such a joy to see them interact with the adult members.
  • The park no longer has Eld's Deer
  • Several exhibits in rafiki's planet watch were empty.
  • An Ostrich laid some eggs in a precarious position on the safari, hopefully they don't get run over.
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Chestnut-backed Thrush and Collared Finchbill are not new, it's just that the handouts and signage haven't been updated in well over a decade.
 
King of Komodo Dragons said:
It was a few indoor exhibits. One of the trees has some exhibits filled but the other was empty and also has a fence blocking you from getting to the wall next to the argentine boa which also had some empty enclosures. Unfortunately I do not remember what they used to contain. One of the empty exhibit though did have signage for Spiny stick insect but they were still on display in a different enclosure.
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The only enclosure next to the Argentine boa is the vertical enclosure inside a tall tree that contains green tree python. Was that one empty? I wouldn’t be surprised if the green tree python passed away, as it was an opening day animal at the park and is nearly 30 years old now making it very old for a snake.
 
King of Komodo Dragons said:
  • An Ostrich laid some eggs in a precarious position on the safari, hopefully they don't get run over.
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Are these the ones that are relatively close to the vehicle "road" next to the warthogs and lions? If so, those are fake eggs that they use to educate guests on how big ostrich eggs are. They have been in that exact spot for over a decade of me visiting a fair amount.

But if a different spot, then maybe they do indeed have some actual eggs.
 
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