Excellent news today; the elephant calf everyone has been waiting for was born at approximately 11pm last night. Mother Thi, and the as yet unnamed and un-sexed calf are both doing well, and the birth went without a hitch.
I managed to get a glimpse of the calf shortly after midday and the herd are being incredibly protective, but the calf was suckling (mother nudging Nayan out of the way) and quite active. It has long, dark hair on its head, which looks like a poorly-fitting wig.
The house is only going to be open for limited hours during the next few days, and numbers entering will also be limited. The youngster will only go out on the paddock - weather permitting - later in the week.
I did ask if it was OK to post this news and got approval to do so, but there'll be something more official tomorrow.
I managed to get a glimpse of the calf shortly after midday and the herd are being incredibly protective, but the calf was suckling (mother nudging Nayan out of the way) and quite active. It has long, dark hair on its head, which looks like a poorly-fitting wig.
The house is only going to be open for limited hours during the next few days, and numbers entering will also be limited. The youngster will only go out on the paddock - weather permitting - later in the week.
I did ask if it was OK to post this news and got approval to do so, but there'll be something more official tomorrow.
&SMR did you get a sneeky picture
