Wisp O' Mist
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That doesn't mean that he never will breed, though? Bachelor holding is rarely meant to be permanent.
Copenhagen Zoo doesn't seem to have suffered for it. Most local news coverage featured the citizens of Copenhagen itself being quite baffled about what all of the fuss was about from what I recall.
Well, first and foremost ... the overseas media created a **** storm ... all for shrewd sensational headline stories, ... and lo and behold the narrative was overshadowed to what these media would like to shout to the reading public. Pretty much, the Danes and thankfully a few other countries did see why and how and made not bones about the story. Basically, totally blown out of proportion really. Next ..., and now back to real news on giraffe numbers, news and transfers!
I sincerely hope what you heard is true and both youngsters may finally transfer to relevant breeding locations or a bachelor herd of shorts (would it be UK or Continental)?
Whipsnade have announced the death of their 13yr old Reticulated breeding bull Bashu. He was put down due to a "serious intestinal that also caused his kidneys to fail".
Very sad news especially after recovering from his foot issue earlier this year.
Very sad news especially after recovering from his foot issue earlier this year.
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Only Reticulated bulls that I can think of are Jengo & Palle & the 2 bulls at Africa Alive(breeding bull & his son Charlie who is now 3yrs).
Jengo & Palle are both at Yorkshire Wildlife. However Im tempted to say Jengo is related to the Whipsnade herd or is this a different bull with the same name?
There may well be more Reticulated bulls available in the UK
Jengo (at YWP) was born at Whipsnade in September 2012 to mother, Ijuma and father, Uno.
Palle was born at Copenhagen Zoo.
Bristol has two males - Tico also came from Copenhagen, so is likely to be related to Palle at Yorkshire. The other male, Dayo is from Artis (same birthplace as Bashu)
Africa Alive - Jengo (breeding male) was born at Artis. So once again is likely to be related to Bashu and his subsequent offspring. Charlie (his first offspring) was born in April 2023
So Palle at YWP and Tico at Bristol might be the two most likely contenders.
I'm thinking that with all the current import restrictions our zoos may be constrained to looking more within the UK for their replacement animals. Not only giraffe, this may embrace other ungulates like antelope too and as well as reducing the choice of breeding partners, could have more general affects e.g. what new species gets chosen to restock an empty paddock- if the pool of available species/specimens becomes reduced.
Was Karamoja(Chessington) just a surplus Rothschild as I suspect or was he a confirmed hybrid? I tempted to say he was just a surplus Rothschild looking at his parents(Kwaheri x Amber)
Only asking as even though there is still another 4 weeks left but there has been no death of a hybrid giraffe in the UK this year which(according to my records) is the first year since at least 2004 that there has never been a hybrid death.
Only asking as even though there is still another 4 weeks left but there has been no death of a hybrid giraffe in the UK this year which(according to my records) is the first year since at least 2004 that there has never been a hybrid death.