Disney's Animal kingdom elephant program.

Dallaspachyderm

Dallaspachyderm

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Disney has one of the most progressive elephant programs in the united states. They created a nine acre habitat for their elephants back in 1998.The habitat is situated along the path of the Kilimanjaro safari tours.

Births
(Successful 2.3)
-Tufani, male, DOB 22/5/03
Moyo & Maclean
-Kianga, female, DOB 6/7/04
Vasha & Jackson
-Nadirah, female, DOB 19/12/05
Donna & Jackson
-Tsavo, male, DOB 28/6/08
Moyo & Jackson
-Luna, female, DOB 20/5/10
Donna & Ali
(Unsuccessful births 2.0)
-unnamed, male, DOB 24/11/03
Robin & Bulwagi
-Unnamed, male, DOB 13/5/05
Ibala & Bulwagi
*Vasha is expecting her second calf sometime this year*

Adult elephants

-Rafiki, female, DOB 1979
[Arrived in 1997 from Phoenix]

-Moyo, female, DOB 1981
[Arrived in 1997 from Point Defiance]

-Thandi, female, DOB 1980
[Arrived in 1997 from Point Defiance]

-Vasha, female, DOB 1985
[Arrived in 2000 from Dallas]

-Donna, female, DOB 1984
[Arrived in 2003 from Rio Grande]

-Maclean, male, DOB 1982
[Arrived in 2007 from a breeding loan in Indianapolis]

*Two adult bulls departed from Disney to new enclosures this year (Bulwagi & Willy)*

If anyone has any information on the Disney Elephant program feel free to post it here!
 
Thanks for posting all of this information, and I agree that the 9-acre African elephant exhibit at DAK is amazing in size and scope. However, visitors can only see the elephants for perhaps 2 minutes before moving along on the safari ride, and 2 minutes is an appallingly short amount of time to view the natural behaviours of any animal.
 
I agree, the time given is so limited you don't have time to appreciate how natural the herd structure and the enclosure is.
I would make a viewing station near the elephants where people can be dropped off to view the elephants and they can be picked up by the next tour vehicle that drives up to continues the tour!
 
Luna was sired by Maclean, not Ali, as confirmed in the North American Regional Studbook for the African Elephant.
 
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