African Elephants in Europe 2020

Elephantelephant

Elephantelephant

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The year 2019 is over and I bring a summary of this year. This year was successful for African elephants in Europe. A total of 4 births, 2 males and 2 females, are favorable to the population. Only two old cows died. There was an exchange of bulls between Wuppertal and Rhenen, allowing the continuation of breeding in Wuppertal and Dune in Rhenen will can get pregnant (she afraid from Tooth).
This year we will have three births. Two in Wuppertal and in Erfurt expect the first elephant calf in the history of the zoo.

Births:
Gus- 20.4., male, Zoo Wuppertal, mother: Sabie, father: Tusker
Kibali- 13.7., female, Zoo Wien, mother: Numbi, father: wild bull (AI)
Elani- 20.9., female, Zoo Halle, mother: Tana, father: Abu
unkown name- 2.12., male, Howletts wild animal park, mother: Uzuri, father: Coco

Deaths:
Duchess- 14.7., female, Zoo Paignton, born 1969-1971 in Afrika
Masa- 4.9., female, Howletts wild animal park, born 1969 in Afrika

Transfers:
Tusker- 28.5. from Wuppertal to Rhenen, male, born 1992
Tooth- 28.5. from Rhenen to Wuppertal, male, born 1993

Pregnant cows:
Tika- early sommer, Zoo Wuppertal, father: Abu (AI)
Sweni- 7.2020, Zoo Wuppertal, father: Tusker
Chupa- 7/8 2020, Zoopark Erfurt, father: Kibo
 
The 35-year-old African elephant Erna from the Warsaw Zoo has died. It is really unusual for such a young animal. She was not too old. I wonder the reason for her death. I know that she has fallen for the second time and was unable to get up.
 
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Another elephant was born in Howletts wild animal park !!!:):) He is a bull again and his mother is only eleven-year-old Etana. I hope the next calf will be a cow. After all, there are three bulls in a row. I think another calf should give birth to Tammi or Jara. Tammi had her last calf in 2014 (Mirembe), which is a relatively long break. And fifteen-year-old Jara hasn't had a calf yet, which is strange because most cows in Howletts have their first calf at 11 or 12 years old.
 
Wonderful news, Tika has given birth to a healthy calf at Wuppertal! Gender is not known, but fingers crossed for a little girl.

Even better news, this means all three adult cows are now non-pregnant, so will more than likely get pregnant from tooth sooner than later (or in Sabies case, I wouldn't be surprised if she is pregnant already).
 
Elephantelephant said:
I learned that Howletts Wild Animal Park plans to relocate Impy, Mchumba but also Coco elsewhere due to lack of space. Why Coco? I don't think that's likely. But with Impy and Mchumba, it's time to go elsewhere.
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It's great to hear that Howletts Wild Animal Park is planning to transfer Impy and Mchumba to another institution. This will certainly enable Howletts to free up space for more calves in the future and prevent inbreeding within the herd. However, why would they want to move Coco as well if he's the breeding bull? Is he no longer needed for breeding at Howletts? Regardless, could they be moving to the Magdeburg Zoo to join their bachelor herd? It'll be interesting to see if Coco does indeed join Impy and Mchumba.
 
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Elephant Enthusiast said:
It's great to hear that Howletts Wild Animal Park is planning to transfer Impy and Mchumba to another institution. This will certainly enable Howletts to free up space for more calves in the future and prevent inbreeding within the herd. However, why would they want to move Coco as well if he's the breeding bull? Is he no longer needed for breeding at Howletts? Regardless, could they be moving to the Magdeburg Zoo to join their bachelor herd? It'll be interesting to see if Coco does indeed join Impy and Mchumba.
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It would be good if he moved them. As for Coco, he may not be relocating, today the report has been corrected and say they are looking for a suitable spot only for Impy and Mchumba. I think a good solution would be Noah's Ark zoo farm.
 
Hyak_II said:
Wonderful news, Tika has given birth to a healthy calf at Wuppertal! Gender is not known, but fingers crossed for a little girl.

Even better news, this means all three adult cows are now non-pregnant, so will more than likely get pregnant from tooth sooner than later (or in Sabies case, I wouldn't be surprised if she is pregnant already).
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Great news! I'm already watching it on a webcam. Tika really takes care of him. Sabie helps a lot. They are already in the outdoor enclosure with the Sweni family. Especially in Sweni has a calf too much interest and so she sometimes drives him back to Tika.:D I also hope that after two bulls it will be a girl.
Live bei den Elefanten im Grünen Zoo Wuppertal

It is possible that in three years there will be more calves again. I also think Sabie is already pregnant, she mated with Tooth in the fall.
 
I am very confused, the article doesn't seem to specify there is anything actually wrong, beyond the standard risks of a first time elephant pregnancy?? This feels more like "hype gathering" to me, building drama and suspense to help promote the inevitable new calf. Chupa is still fairly young and looks very fit, so I see no reason why the birth shouldn't go fine.
 
Hyak_II said:
I am very confused, the article doesn't seem to specify there is anything actually wrong, beyond the standard risks of a first time elephant pregnancy?? This feels more like "hype gathering" to me, building drama and suspense to help promote the inevitable new calf. Chupa is still fairly young and looks very fit, so I see no reason why the birth shouldn't go fine.
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I don't know, but it scared me a lot. They say that the calf is already 80 kg and that it is too big for the birth to turn out well. But the strange thing is that it is not written anywhere else and the zoo did not announce it on Facebook either. It seems to me that this may be partly untrue.
 
There is nothing wrong. First births are always risky for elephants and cersarians are not possierlich, and the article is based on that. There is nothing that indicates that Chupa has any problems or a higher risk then usual for first time mothers. By the way, there is no way to estimate the weight of an unborn elephant.
 
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