Sign in Elephant House

Taken 10/4/15

I presume that the black bulb on top of the stand (above this notice) is the low-frequency microphone.

Alan

gentle lemur said:

I presume that the black bulb on top of the stand (above this notice) is the low-frequency microphone.

Alan

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Yes, there is also a microphone outside in the paddock too - quite cutting edge electronics apparently - looking forward to seeing some of the first "washed" vocalisations too - I'd say that there is a very interesting pHd available to someone here particularly with a birth in the offing

karoocheetah said:

Yes, there is also a microphone outside in the paddock too - quite cutting edge electronics apparently - looking forward to seeing some of the first "washed" vocalisations too - I'd say that there is a very interesting pHd available to someone here particularly with a birth in the offing

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!!!! Have I missed something? When is the baby due.....very exciting didn't realise one of the herd was pregnant.....is Aung Bo the father then...???

ChesterZooFan said:

!!!! Have I missed something? When is the baby due.....very exciting didn't realise one of the herd was pregnant.....is Aung Bo the father then...???

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Thi Hiway is due around September and yes Aung Bo is the father
This was all presented at the members talk that the ellie team did a month or so back.

Feel free to be excited - Bo has also mated with Sithami and Sundara but as yet it's too early to tell if they are also in calf!

karoocheetah said:

Thi Hiway is due around September and yes Aung Bo is the father
This was all presented at the members talk that the ellie team did a month or so back.

Feel free to be excited - Bo has also mated with Sithami and Sundara but as yet it's too early to tell if they are also in calf!

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Wow!!! Fingers crossed for female calves.......don't want to tempt fate but looks like the 2 youngsters are doing well.....hope we've turned a corner now with this family group and looks like a really strong herd for the future!!

ChesterZooFan said:

Wow!!! Fingers crossed for female calves.......don't want to tempt fate but looks like the 2 youngsters are doing well.....hope we've turned a corner now with this family group and looks like a really strong herd for the future!!

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The keepers are doing amazing work with Bala & Hari target training them in a PC build area so they can do rectal exams and trunk swabs with them - this means that if the Herpes virus does manifest then they can catch it earlier and treat it quickly hopefully.
I was talking to a researcher a year or so ago from Glasgow Uni who was doing her pHd in EHV and they were close to having an experimental vaccine - that would be very good news for captive ellies.