Eerie was transferred to another zoo earlier today and he was the last siamang at the zoo. This will allow the zoo to make some renovations to the habitat, but it is still undetermined who will inhabit it now.
Get those centrifuges rolling and those needles transfusing, we got another one! Hoooo boy.
Hopefully he doesn't suffer the same fate as his older half sister Daizy
Like I said ABQ has already lost a calf to the virus so the adult elephants in the herd have already been exposed to the virus. The virus is generally dormant in all adult elephants and can be transmitted to younger elephants and become active in them which can be very fatal like with Thorn. There are multiple discussions on the virus on the elephant population and speculation threads as well as a thread dedicated to discussing the virus so check those out if you’re interested in more information.
Thanks, I may check those threads out
Horrible news especially on the 25th this is the second calf Rozana has lost to EEVH, although Thorn was part of the Bandara bloodline he was more genetically valuable through his grandparents famous San Diego bull Ranchipur and Alice.Thorn passed away this morning, he lost his battle against EEHV. My heart goes out to his caretakers and keepers.
This is the second calf ABQ has lost to EEHV after his half-sister Daizy. What terrible news on Christmas.
Asian elephant calf dies of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus — City of Albuquerque
That's just great. Not even a millisecond after Thorn succumbs does Jazmine get it as well. I'm hoping she makes it through.
Me too, it would be devastating if both calves are lost like what happened with Syracuse last year.
Hmm, the King Penguins are about the only standout's that I have not seen yet....I might have to leave ABQ off the list this time around, especially if the Australian section is still closed at that time. Thanks for the links, they were very helpful.
