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A new article discussing a mystery regarding two elephant residing at the Detroit Zoo in the late-1940s. If anyone has any information regarding the female Asian elephants Mary or Mona, please leave a comment or message me in an effort to complete their records for elephant historians and the...

I notice there is neither a topic for this zoo nor the country of Turkey listed for discussion. Here is a new article at ShowMe Elephants regarding the birth of the first elephant for the country at the Izmir Sasali Wildlife Park. >> "First elephant born in Turkey" at ShowMe Elephants

BBC News - Kent fire crews rescue sick elephant at Howletts

I have recently updated my compilation of elephant-related links, including seven categories: "Elephant Management Organizations," "Elephant Holding Institutions," "Welfare Organizations," "Databases," "Blogs," "Webcams," and "Helpful Sites." If anyone has further information or sources that...

Montgomery: -Mary -Tanya Oakland: -Eloise -Lisa SD: -Ndula -Litsemba -Lungile -Umgani -Swazi -Umoya Tampa: -Ellie -Mbali -Matjeka DAK: -Moyo -Vasha -Donna Indy: -Kubwa -Ivory Louisville: -Mickey Maryland: -Felix Kansas city: -Zoe? Seneca Park zoo...

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...

According to a news article published yesterday in California, the San Diego Zoo's female elephants "are all on contraception. The advanced age could cause complications during a pregnancy, so the decision was made to put them on contraception." It was announced in December 2010 that Tina and...

"The Nay Aug Park Zoo acquired their first elephant, Queenie, in 1924. The children of Scranton facilitated a city-wide effort to collect change, funding the purchase. Four elephants in total were acquired this way, each subsequent animal being purchased within a month of the previous elephant's...

I have two elephants recorded as residing at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, Kansas. Suzy (Susie) was born in 1951 in Sri Lanka. She was imported by the Miami Rare Bird and Game Farm in New York and later arrived in Kansas on 07/03/1956. She resided at the zoo until her transfer to...

i thought i would start this thread because some of this info does not apply to the thread "African elephant news/births 2010-2011" here is 2010's recap of elephants: African elephants births- -Not named at San Diego safari park (male) - Luna at animal kingdom (female) -Emanti at San...

Speaking of breeding of pure-bred Sumatran elephants ... It can be done!!! :D See the accompanying link: Surabaya Zoo Celebrates Healthy Elephant Birth | The Jakarta Globe

Hello ZooChat I am currently following the zookeper-training education in Denmark and have my first exam comming up. For this I could use some help from the members of this site. I have a few questions regarding elephant husbandry: 1) Enrichment - What types of enrichment does your local...

There wasn't a thread about the new exhibit, so I decided to make one. Here is an article I posted in another thread: After 12 years, zoo ready to build elephant habitat I also found a photo of the site plan: link is not working...but you could see it on the JaxElephant's quote. I've also...

Several articles (which are not always reliable) claim that Chico, the African bull at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas is the largest elephant currently living in the United States. Does any one know if this is correct and/or what he weighs? I was at the zoo last week but couldn't find anyone...

Construction of a new, 5,000 sq ft elephant barn should begin soon at Audubon Zoo-New Orleans, Louisiana. A new, much larger exhibit for Panya and Jean should follow shortly after. The cool thing about the project is that while the interior will be state of the art, the facade will replicate...

Africans: -Three male African elephants were born at the san diego safari park -A female African elephant, Luna, born to Donna at Disney Animal Kingdom -Giants of the Savanna opens at the Dallas Zoo, with four new elephants -Renee pregnant at age thirty at Toledo zoo(AI with Ajani and...

Good news from Zoo Vienna: a baby was born to african elephant "Numbi", 17 years old, transferred from Wuppertal to Vienna last December, this morning at 7:45 am. It's a little boy, 112 kg. This baby is "Numbi's" 2nd son, "Kibo" is 4 years old now. Father of both boys is "Tusker", who is still...

Hi all, Through this post I'm trying to complete the elephant information I have on Canadian elephants. A couple of the elephants I know of are lost to follow up. Perhaps some of you can help? One of this elephants is an Asian elephant that came to the Storybook Gardens in London...

Breaking News! Asian Elephant Sithami gave birth to her calf last night! Qoute from Chesters facebook page: "Chester Zoo is delighted to announce that Asian Elephant Sithami gave birth to a calf at Chester Zoo just before midnight last night. Both mum and calf – whose sex is unknown –...

Heres an informative article that describes the history of Toronto zoo's elephant herd and their present situation. The article talks about the early plans for the herd in the 70's and their journey from Europe (along with a black rhino). Also has some neat pictures when the zoo practiced...