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Some missed news from 2022:
In October 2022, 0:1 Masai Giraffe CeCe passed away at the age of eleven. Her death was never announced publicly though, as well as the cause of death.
In October 2022, 0:1 Masai Giraffe CeCe passed away at the age of eleven. Her death was never announced publicly though, as well as the cause of death.
January 2023 Update
Summary of Events:
We had quite a few calves born in 2022 - a total of 8.4 calves were born this year but unfortunately, only 5.2 calves are still surviving.
Besides the aforementioned deaths of newborn calves, we lost 1.2 Masai giraffes in 2022:
- A male calf was born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park to parents, "Gowon", and "Zindzhi", but he unfortunately passed away just a few days later.
- A male calf, "Raymie", was born on January 19th to parents, "Michael", and "Adia" at Santa Barbara Zoo, he is their second male calf together.
- A female calf, "Luna", was born on February 7th at Phoenix Zoo to parents, "Miguu", and "Sunshine", she is their third female calf together.
- A male calf, "Matumaini", was born on February 24th to parents, "Kiko", and "Mstari" at Toronto Zoo, he is their second calf together.
- A male calf was born on April 8th at Los Angeles Zoo to parents, "Philip", and "Zainabu". He is their fourth calf together, and unfortunately I have not been able to determine what his name is quite yet.
- A male calf, "Olmsted" was born on April 28th, to first-time parents, "Parker" and "Iggy" at Seneca Park Zoo
- A stillborn female calf was born on May 9th to first-time mom, "Mara" and sire, "Gowon" at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
- A stillborn male calf was born on June 22nd to first-time parents, "Baridi", and "Kianga" at Louisville Zoo.
- A male calf was born at Seneca Park Zoo to first-time mom, "Kipenzi", and sire, "Parker" on July 12th, but he was euthanized due to joint issues less than 3 weeks after birth.
- A stillborn female calf was born on July 27th to experienced parents, "Michael" and "Audrey" at Santa Barbara Zoo.
- A male calf, "Charlie" was born on August 31st to parents, "Zuri" and "Enzi" at Columbus Zoo.
- A female calf, "Tisa" was born on September 9th at Virginia Zoo to experienced parents, "Billy" and "Imara".
Quite a few transfers occurred in 2022, mainly for breeding purposes, so we can expect to see many more calves being born this year and in years ahead.
- 21-year-old, "Johari" passed away on January 8th, 2022 at Brevard Zoo after going into cardiac arrest. She had 9 calves throughout her lifetime and has many direct descendants and also many relatives through her many siblings and half-siblings.
- 3-year-old, "Rowan" was euthanized on April 14th, 2022 at the Nashville Zoo due to a severe leg injury. He leaves behind multiple brothers, half-brothers, and their offspring.
- 11-year-old, "Cece" passed away sometime in October 2022 at the Cincinnati Zoo. She leaves behind 1.1 offspring and several other relatives.
Updated List:
- Full sisters, "Kylie" and "Tiana", were transferred from Virginia Zoo to Zoo Tampa on February 9th and February 12th, respectively, for breeding purposes.
- 5-year-old, "Zawadi", was transferred from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to Houston Zoo to be their new breeding male.
- 7-year-old, "Joshua", was transferred from Houston Zoo to Lehigh Valley Zoo on May 10th to form a bachelor herd with resident male, "Tatu".
- 2-year-old, "Twiga", was transferred from Santa Barbara Zoo to Disney's Animal Kingdom to be their new breeding male.
- 3-year-old, "Aidan", was transferred from Brevard Zoo to Kansas City Zoo in late September/early October to be their new breeding male.
- 1-year-old, "Providence", was transferred to Roger Williams Park Zoo from Greenville Zoo in late October/early November for breeding purposes.
- 11-month-old, "Luna", was transferred from Phoenix Zoo to Ellen Trout Zoo in late November for breeding purposes.
Brevard Zoo - 5.2 (7)
1.0 Rafiki (Kito x Asali) July 26th, 1998 at Los Angeles Zoo
1.0 Greg (Rafiki x Milenna) March 7th, 2016 at Brevard Zoo
1.0 Floyd (Rafiki x Johari) April 25th, 2017 at Brevard Zoo
1.0 Sprinkle (Rafiki x Milenna) March 17th, 2018 at Brevard Zoo
1.0 Mapenzi (Rafiki x Johari) March 29th, 2020 at Brevard Zoo
0.1 Milenna (Silver x Abby) November 27th, 2001 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Kumi (Silver x Bahati) December 22nd, 2013 at San Diego Zoo
Calgary Zoo - 1.1 (2)
1.0 Nabo (Walker x Mariah) January 11th, 2010 at Louisville Zoo
0.1 Emara (Ahidi x Genny) May 18th, 2011 at Safari West
Cameron Park Zoo - 2.1 (3)
1.0 Dane (Michael x Audrey) April 18th, 2013 at Santa Barbara Zoo
1.0 Zeke (Dane x Penelope) January 22nd, 2021 at Cameron Park Zoo
0.1 Penelope (Silver x Nicky) May 9th, 2013 at San Diego Zoo
Central Florida Zoo - 1.0 (1)
1.0 Gage (Rafiki x Johari) February 6th, 2013 at Brevard Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden - 2.2 (4)
1.0 Fennessy (Kimba x Tessa) June 17th, 2019 at Cincinnati Zoo
1.0 Theo (Kimba x Cece) November 23rd, 2019 at Cincinnati Zoo
0.1 Tessa (Kiva x Tyra) August 8th, 2006 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Zoey (Kimba x Digi) September 13th, 2016 at Cincinnati Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - 2.2 (4)
1.0 Kidogo (Bocephus x Jada) April 15th, 2019 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
1.0 Kendi (Bocephus x Jhasmin) October 13th, 2020 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
0.1 Jhasmin (Walker x Nova) December 7th, 2005 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
0.1 Jada (Walker x Bridgit) January 7th, 2007 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - 2.5 (7)
1.0 Ralph (Enzi x Zuri) June 28th, 2020 at Columbus Zoo
1.0 Charlie (Enzi x Zuri) August 31st, 2022 at Columbus Zoo
0.1 Jana (Rema x Griff) January 18th, 2001 at Smithsonian National Zoo
0.1 Zuri (Rafiki x Twiga) April 7th, 2010 at Ellen Trout Zoo
0.1 Digi (Walker x Mariah) June 20th, 2011 at Louisville Zoo
0.1 Schaefer (Enzi x Jana) August 26th, 2020 at Columbus Zoo
0.1 Sammie (Enzi x Digi) December 9th, 2020 at Columbus Zoo
Disney’s Animal Kingdom - 4.8 (12)
1.0 George (Murphy x Mahali) March 15th, 2014 at Kansas City Zoo
1.0 Jabari (George x Mara) January 14th, 2019 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Twiga (Michael x Adia) March 27th, 2020 at Santa Barbara Zoo
1.0 Humphrey (George x Lily) June 10th, 2021 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
0.1 Stephanie (Rafiki x Johari) March 11th, 2008 at Brevard Zoo
0.1 Lily (Walker x Malinda) September 18th, 2008 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
0.1 Kenya (Griffin x Sukari) December 22nd, 2008 at Roger Williams Park Zoo
0.1 Willow (Billy x Imara) October 21st, 2009 at Virginia Zoo
0.1 Mara (Hamisi x Kenya) May 20th, 2015 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
0.1 Aella (George x Lily) June 29th, 2018 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
0.1 Acacia (George x Stephanie) March 30th, 2019 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
0.1 Maple (George x Mara) September 22nd, 2020 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Ellen Trout Zoo - 1.2 (3)
1.0 Kellen (Billy x Imara) June 6th, 2013 at Virginia Zoo
0.1 Twiga (Kito x Asali) October 1st, 1991 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Luna (Miguu x Sunshine) February 7th, 2022 at Ellen Trout Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo - 1.2 (3)
1.0 Chad (Michael x Audrey) March 26th, 2016 at Santa Barbara Zoo
0.1 Amari (Beau x Jana) July 24th, 2016 at Franklin Park Zoo
0.1 Alika (Chad x Amari) September 22nd, 2021 at Franklin Park Zoo
Fresno Chaffee Zoo - 1.3 (4)
1.0 Fenny (Raha x Savannah) August 7th, 2017 at The Wilds
0.1 Betty Lou (Silver x Bahati) August 2nd, 2007 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Siku (Miguu x Sunshine) September 12th, 2017 at Phoenix Zoo
0.1 Kiden (Miles x Autumn) January 31st, 2018 at Greenville Zoo
Greenville Zoo - 1.1 (2)
1.0 Miles (Kiva x Noel) January 30th, 2009 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Autumn (Beau x Jana) January 7th, 2006 at Franklin Park Zoo
Houston Zoo - 2.3 (5)
1.0 Zawadi (Travis x Jhasmin) August 6th, 2017 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
1.0 Bobbie (Joshua x Kamili) September 30th, 2019 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Asali (Kiva x Tyra) March 4th, 2011 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Kamili (Mtembei x Noel) August 3rd, 2014 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Gigi (Mtembei x Asali) August 31st, 2015 at Houston Zoo
Kansas City Zoo - 1.3 (4)
1.0 Aidan (Rafiki x Milenna) September 27th, 2019 at Brevard Zoo
0.1 Mahali (Kito x Neema) June 25th, 1994 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Makali (Silver x Harriet) June 6th, 2012 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Chandy (Hamisi x Lizzie) September 3rd, 2019 at Kansas City Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo - 2.0 (2)
1.0 Joshua (Billy x Imara) July 23rd, 2015 at Virginia Zoo
1.0 Tatu (Walter x Autumn) February 2nd, 2016 at Greenville Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens - 3.2 (5)
1.0 Philip (Raha x Savannah) January 11th, 2012 at The Wilds
1.0 James (Philip x Zainabu) September 26th, 2020 at Los Angeles Zoo
1.0 TBD (Philip x Zainabu) April 8th, 2022 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Zainabu (Rafiki x Johari) August 27th, 2011 at Brevard Zoo
0.1 Sofie (Artemis x Hasina) April 22nd, 2013 at Los Angeles Zoo
Louisville Zoo - 1.1 (2)
1.0 Baridi (Hodari x Genny) December 18th, 2015 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
0.1 Kianga (Philip x Hasina) November 9th, 2016 at Los Angeles Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo - 1.0 (1)
1.0 Melvin (Rafiki x Johari) March 15th, 2006 at Brevard Zoo
Micanopy Zoological Preserve - 4.0 (4)
1.0 Joey (Rafiki x Johari) March 10th, 2010 at Brevard Zoo
1.0 Oliver (Walker x Malaika) July 21st, 2010 at Louisville Zoo
1.0 Rafeano (Rafiki x Milenna) April 11th, 2011 at Brevard Zoo
1.0 Silvester (Walker x Malaika) June 27th, 2012 at Louisville Zoo
Nashville Zoo - 0.4 (4)
0.1 Nasha (Kimba x Tessa) April 28th, 2014 at Cincinnati Zoo
0.1 Tazama (Enzi or Hodari x Gasira) July 2nd, 2017 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
0.1 Amira (George x Kenya) October 1st, 2018 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
0.1 Violet (George x Willow) February 11th, 2019 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Oregon Zoo - 1.0 (1)
1.0 Buttercup (Michael x Audrey) November 13th, 2014 at Santa Barbara Zoo
Phoenix Zoo - 1.2 (3)
1.0 Miguu (Artemis x Neema) April 5th, 2009 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Imara (Silver x Bahati) March 22nd, 2011 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Sunshine (Michael x Betty Lou) April 28th, 2013 at Santa Barbara Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium - 1.0 (1)
1.0 Lewis (Artemis x Asali) August 17th, 2006 at Los Angeles Zoo
Potawatomi Zoo - 4.0 (4)
1.0 Seymor (Hamisi x Stephanie) October 23rd, 2016 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Maximus (Hamisi x Kenya) December 7th, 2016 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Wyatt (Hamisi x Willow) December 11th, 2016 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Kellan (Miles x Autumn) June 30th, 2019 at Greenville Zoo
Racine Zoo - 2.0 (2)
1.0 Mac (Walker x Bridgit) August 11th, 2005 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
1.0 Jabari (Travis x Grace) September 5th, 2014 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo - 1.2 (3)
1.0 Jaffa (Griffin x Sukari) July 9th, 2010 at Roger Williams Park Zoo
0.1 Cora (Kimba x Cece) July 27th, 2016 at Cincinnati Zoo
0.1 Providence (Miles x Autumn) February 21st, 2021 at Greenville Zoo
Sacramento Zoo - 1.3 (4)
1.0 Chifu (Silver x Nicky) December 1st, 2009 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Shani (Artemis x Neema) August 30th, 2010 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Amirah (Michael x Audrey) March 14th, 2018 at Santa Barbara Zoo
0.1 Glory (Chifu x Shani) September 20th, 2020 at Sacramento Zoo
Safari West - 0.1 (1)
0.1 Jamala (Kito x Neema) August 30th, 1997 at Los Angeles Zoo
San Diego Zoo - 0.6 (6)
0.1 Nicky (Shorty x Sienna) May 17th, 1997 at Kansas City Zoo
0.1 Harriet (Artemis x Neema) November 16th, 2007 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Domibella (Silver x Bahati) May 19th, 2015 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Saba (Philip x Zainabu) July 11th, 2017 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Eleanor (Fred x Harriet) January 30th, 2021 at San Diego Zoo
0.1 Mawe (Fred x Saba) November 29th, 2021 at San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 1.5 (6)
1.0 Gowon (Hodari x Genny) July 31st, 2014 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
0.1 Gasira (Ahidi x Genny) October 1st, 2004 at Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Center
0.1 Zindzhi (Mtembei x Tyra) April 10th, 2017 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Mara (Mtembei x Asali) April 24th, 2017 at Houston Zoo
0.1 Setchan (Philip x Hasina) October 5th, 2019 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 TBD (Gowan x Gasira) November 4th, 2020 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Santa Barbara Zoo - 2.2 (4)
1.0 Michael (Stripes x Twiga) August 24th, 2006 at Toronto Zoo
1.0 Raymie (Michael x Adia) January 19th, 2022 at Santa Barbara Zoo
0.1 Audrey (Artemis x Asali) February 6th, 2008 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Adia (Travis x Jhasmin) June 22nd, 2014 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo - 2.2 (4)
1.0 Parker (Michael x Betty Lou) August 6th, 2016 at Santa Barbara Zoo
1.0 Olmsted (Parker x Iggy) April 28th, 2022 at Seneca Park Zoo
0.1 Kipenzi (Trevor x Elli) April 3rd, 2017 at Toledo Zoo
0.1 Iggy (Billy x Imara)June 4th, 2017 at Virginia Zoo
The Wilds - 3.3 (6)
1.0 Raha (Artemis x Neema) April 4th, 2006 at Los Angeles Zoo
1.0 Gavin (Raha x Lulu) August 4th, 2020 at The Wilds
1.0 JD (Raha x Savannah) September 8th, 2021 at The Wilds
0.1 Savannah (Walker x Nova) August 6th, 2003 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
0.1 Lulu (Kimba x Tessa) October 12th, 2012 at Cincinnati Zoo
0.1 Willow (Rafiki x Johari) November 29th, 2015 at Brevard Zoo
Toledo Zoo - 0.3 (3)
0.1 Michelle (Kito x Asali) April 22nd, 2001 at Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 Elli (Walker x Bridgit) October 31st, 2003 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
0.1 Tuli (Mowgli x Elli) July 23rd, 2011 at Toledo Zoo
Toronto Zoo - 2.2 (3)
1.0 Kiko (Walter x Autumn) October 22nd, 2012 at Greenville Zoo
1.0 Matumaini (Kiko x Mstari) February 24th, 2022 at Toronto Zoo
0.1 Mstari (Stripes x Twiga) October 17th, 2013 at Toronto Zoo
0.1 Amani (Kiko x Mstari) May 12th, 2020 at Toronto Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo - 6.0 (6)
1.0 Robert (Silver x Bahati) August 8th, 2012 at San Diego Zoo
1.0 Lincoln (Hamisi x Willow) March 12th, 2015 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Milo (Hamisi x Stephanie) April 13th, 2015 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
1.0 Kamau (Hodari x Gasira) July 19th, 2014 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
1.0 Sherehe (Hodari x Gasira) December 28th, 2015 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
1.0 Rocket (Chifu x Shani) April 10th, 2016 at Sacramento Zoo
Virginia Zoo - 2.3 (5)
1.0 Billy (Walker x Nova) July 6th, 2001 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
1.0 Mchanga (Billy x Noelle) December 28th, 2021 at Virginia Zoo
0.1 Imara (Griffin x Sukari) April 4th, 2002 at Roger Williams Park Zoo
0.1 Noelle (Rafiki x Milenna) February 19th, 2013 at Brevard Zoo
0.1 Tisa (Billy x Imara) September 9th, 2022 at Virginia Zoo
Zoo Tampa - 1.3 (4)
1.0 Sekani (Tufani x Jamala) September 3rd, 2008 at Safari West
0.1 Rafiki (Miguu x Imara) June 26th, 2018 at Phoenix Zoo
0.1 Kylie (Billy x Imara) May 20th, 2019 at Virginia Zoo
0.1 Tiana (Billy x Imara) January 11th, 2021 at Virginia Zoo
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