Memphis Zoo First Ever Elephant Calf Born At Zoo

[snowleopard]

A female African elephant was born at the Memphis Zoo yesterday:

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/070709_Memphis_Zoo_Welcomes_Baby_Elephant

 

[mstickmanp]

That's great news!

Here is a link that has a video: elephantblog

 

[James27]

Was this through AI or natural mating?

 

[Zoogoer2000]

This was an AI, the zoo doesn't house a male elephant

 

[Upali]

Great news!!

Even better that the calf is female as only 6 out of 27 calves born through AI have been female so the odd were against it being a female who will hopefully stay with her mother.

Does anyone know who the potential donors/fathers are? Jackson presumebly!!

 

[Zoogoer2000]

Well, the enjoyment was short lived

RIP little guy

Memphis Zoo's baby elephant dies after stumble : Local News : Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

[Nisha]

Very sad

 

[ANyhuis]

Well, the enjoyment was short lived

RIP little guy

Memphis Zoo's baby elephant dies after stumble : Local News : Memphis Commercial Appeal

Shoot -- this will be new "evidence" for the abulance-chaser PETA/IDA types in their quest to get elephants out of zoos.

 

[Zoogoer2000]

They proabably come up with something stupid about how zoo's make elephants more clumsy and such