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Plains zebra birth:
A zebra foal was born last week; while the previous foal has been named Mshindi.
From socials:
It's International Zebra Day! What better day to celebrate this day than to announce the newest member of our herd!
Born last week, to mother Katali, Satara is already stealing our hearts!
Mshindi, foal to Winx is grateful to have a new playmate as well!
A zebra foal was born last week; while the previous foal has been named Mshindi.
From socials:
It's International Zebra Day! What better day to celebrate this day than to announce the newest member of our herd!
Born last week, to mother Katali, Satara is already stealing our hearts!
Mshindi, foal to Winx is grateful to have a new playmate as well!
Kinwah lives off display, off the back of Sally (the old directors) house. He’s located across from the Cheetah, behind the Lion exhibit
I don't think he's ever been mentioned on socials or in the media so it would make sense if this is the case.
I knew Indra and Mattai rotated the on display exhibit and had always wondered whether or not Kinwah was permanently off display.
Kinwah is mentioned sporadically on socials. He’s also available for encounters: TIGER ENCOUNTER - Mogo Wildlife Park
Kinwah was born June 2009 to Lari (Sumatran tiger, born 1995 at Taronga Zoo) and a hybrid tiger named Louise. His parents also had a litter of triplets in 2007 (Charlie, Mika and Sunita) that went to Australia Zoo and then transferred to Sydney Zoo.
Via Louise, he has a half-sibling (Pi), who has sired cubs at Dreamworld; and via Lari, he’s related to the majority of the regional Sumatran tiger population. Lari was a grandson of Nico and Meta; and sired two litters of purebred Sumatran cubs at Mogo - 2.1 to Malu in 2004; and 2.1 to Soraya in 2010 (the latter containing Indra and Mattai).
Do they always rotate on the main display? I’ve often seen Mattai in the old bear display, on the end off the walkway where the deck is, and Indra is in the first/second (now they’re combined) exhibit as you walk past the lemurs
They used to when they were in the exhibits that have now been combined. It appears Mattai may have been moved up to the old bear exhibit to provide space for the expansion?
Ah that makes sense, I always thought the initial enclosures were far too small. With their Mum Lari passing and the phase out of bears from Mogo a few years ago, I’m glad they expanded the tiger exhibits to give both the boys a bit more room as they age
Osedax
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This was the foal I mentioned that was born on the morning of my second visit!
That’s great you got to see such a young foal. I once saw a zebra foal at Werribee that’d been born the previous night and typical of its species, it was already running with the herd.
It shares a name with a camp at Kruger National Park (and also with a bull rhinoceros in the region).
That’s fantastic news. Despite her inexperience (including never witnessing the raising of an infant), I remain of the opinion the complications of Kaius’ birth prompted Kipenzi to reject her first infant.
Finger crossed all goes well for the family. A male would actually be ideal given he could form a bachelor troop with Kaius down the line. Both parents are from well represented lines (globally and regionally), so a female wouldn’t be in hot demand at any Australian zoo.
Zookeeper Chad has stated this too - the family had effectively abandoned him due to them attributing his presence or arrival to the danger that was imposed on Kipenzi during and following the birth.
So it wasn't necessarily her fault; this can be common with mothers (especially first time mothers) in that situation. It's really positive to see her successfully mothering this infant this time around.
I too feel pretty certain she would have raised Kaius perfectly well had it not been for the birth complications.
I feel that this is an appropriate time to now give Chad the credit that he richly reserves for sticking to his guns with his plans following the need to hand raise Kaius. The amount of opposition and criticism that he received from zoo people, regulators and armchair experts at the time was absolutely unbelievable.
Yet, he stuck to his plan, hand raised Kaius, integrated him with his family and has now been rewarded with this wonderful news.
There are a lot of people out there who should now be hanging their heads in shame.
What most people don't know is that Kaius was on the verge of death when keepers first found him following his birth. He battled a sepsis infection from day one and it was a huge effort working day and night towards ensuring his survival. In all honesty, he should have died multiple times but the little fella preserved and has defied expectations to not only reach his first birthday, return to good health but also be successfully integrated with his family.
It's very rewarding to see what Chad and his team have accomplished and they should be incredibly proud for what they've managed to do. One of my old colleagues works with that team and she's only spoke the highest of them all. Really excited for them with this new little one
What most people don't know is that Kaius was on the verge of death when keepers first found him following his birth. He battled a sepsis infection from day one and it was a huge effort working day and night towards ensuring his survival. In all honesty, he should have died multiple times but the little fella preserved and has defied expectations to not only reach his first birthday, return to good health but also be successfully integrated with his family.
It's very rewarding to see what Chad and his team have accomplished and they should be incredibly proud for what they've managed to do. One of my old colleagues works with that team and she's only spoke the highest of them all. Really excited for them with this new little one
While I certainly didn’t disagree with the decision to hand raise Kaius, I’ll admit I had my doubts as to how successful his reintegration would be due to the complex social structure of this species.
It’s clear that maintaining an association between Kaius and his natal troop was instrumental; and credit to Chad and his team for achieving this. Their dedication and perseverance was exemplary.
The results speak for itself, Kaius has been reintegrated and is thriving in his troop. A new infant (mother raised) is the icing on the cake.
I absolutely take my hay off to Chad not only for making this a huge success but going with his own instincts, One only has to look at the two main Gorilla "troops" within the country and the dire condition of them being just a former shadow of they once were due to mainly bad management! This speaks for itself!
Big Congratulations Chad
One of my old colleagues works with that team and she's only spoke the highest of them all. Really excited for them with this new little one
Yes - I did not give due recognition to that team. While Chad was the instigator of the plan, he could not have achieved this wonderful result all by himself. A truly great team effort.
scallywag2024
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agreed… there has been many successfully hand reared primates integrated back into family groups when done the right way!! Chad’s decision to hand rear Kaius has proved successful and worthwhile for this incredible species!!