North American Asian Elephant Reproduction

Absolutely amazing news, Bluebonnet at the Fort Worth Zoo just had a calf, her first girl!
Fort Worth Zoo on Instagram: "SURPRISE! Meet our new little lady! Our Asian elephant herd has officially grown by one tiny trunk with the birth of a healthy baby girl – Bluebonnet’s first female calf (third overall) and Brazos’ little sister! This bundle of joy was born in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 18, to mom, Bluebonnet, the very first elephant calf born in the history of the Zoo back in 1998. Over the past month, our new little one has remained behind the scenes, bonding with mom and integrating into our multi-generational herd. And the best part? Today, she makes her debut on-habitat in Elephant Springs for all to see! (You can now see her daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting) The only thing this baby is missing is … a name! As is tradition, all of the elephant calves born here at the Zoo sport Texas-themed names, and for this one, we’re leaning in on the Texas flower-themed names, as a nod to mom, Bluebonnet. Read more about the name choices and vote for your favorite from now until Oct. 6, at the link in our bio! Welcome to the herd, little one! "
 
Frankie_number_1_fan said:
What a year for the population thus far! Four births (and three females to boot!) And a fifth expected for the year is just fantastic. And there are still an additional three unannounced pregnancies to go, some of which could easily be due this year as well!
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Where did you hear there were 3 unannounced Asian Elephant pregnancies?
 
John Marchwick said:
Where did you hear there were 3 unannounced Asian Elephant pregnancies?
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E Maximus stated so in the population thread when it was created in January:
E Maximus said:
Four surviving calves have been welcomed into the population with 8 confirmed pregnancies and 4 announced for the years to come.
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There were originally 4 unconfirmed, but with this calf's birth that number is now 3.
 
ZCChip said:
well I couldn’t think of who else. Oregon? Houston? New Mexico? New York? St. Louis? It seems unlikely for various own reasons.
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I doubt Oregon given a calf was just born there earlier this year to their one reproductive female. Minus Jade at Saint Louis and Shanti at Houston because both have calves that aren’t a year old yet, the rest are possibilities.
 
John Marchwick said:
I doubt Oregon given a calf was just born there earlier this year to their one reproductive female. Minus Jade at Saint Louis and Shanti at Houston because both have calves that aren’t a year old yet, the rest are possibilities.
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Correct. We need to go by process of elimination to have an educated guess, I suppose.
 
ZCChip said:
well I couldn’t think of who else. Oregon? Houston? New Mexico? New York? St. Louis? It seems unlikely for various own reasons.
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There are numerous likely cows. Fort Worth, Syracuse, Houston, National, White Oak, etc are all strong possibilities. Columbus is the last announced, so it's anyone's guess as to whether the remaining three calves will be due this year or next. It is also possible any of these cows could've miscarried.
 
Nile Hippo Expert said:
Absolutely amazing news, Bluebonnet at the Fort Worth Zoo just had a calf, her first girl!
Fort Worth Zoo on Instagram: "SURPRISE! Meet our new little lady! Our Asian elephant herd has officially grown by one tiny trunk with the birth of a healthy baby girl – Bluebonnet’s first female calf (third overall) and Brazos’ little sister! This bundle of joy was born in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 18, to mom, Bluebonnet, the very first elephant calf born in the history of the Zoo back in 1998. Over the past month, our new little one has remained behind the scenes, bonding with mom and integrating into our multi-generational herd. And the best part? Today, she makes her debut on-habitat in Elephant Springs for all to see! (You can now see her daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting) The only thing this baby is missing is … a name! As is tradition, all of the elephant calves born here at the Zoo sport Texas-themed names, and for this one, we’re leaning in on the Texas flower-themed names, as a nod to mom, Bluebonnet. Read more about the name choices and vote for your favorite from now until Oct. 6, at the link in our bio! Welcome to the herd, little one! "
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Fort Worth Zoo's calf has been named Lady Bird "Birdie"!
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(My personal favorite choice of the name options :p)
 
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