A female giraffe has been born at WPZ:
Giraffe calf born at the Zoo | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Giraffe calf born at the Zoo | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo Giraffe Calf Born
- Thread starter Jabiru96
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In additional news, the zoo has received two groups of ringtail lemurs from Hong Kong. These are probably the ones that stayed at Taronga for a bit:
Zoo welcomes Ring-tailed Lemurs | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Zoo welcomes Ring-tailed Lemurs | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
She's the fourth calf in about 18 months.
That is what they said on the news and I think on the website as well. Quite an achivement I must say, but unfortunately they are hybrids. I wonder if WPZ could achieve the same result with breeding pure Rothschild's if a program is ever brought back up with new bloodlines, but I would imagine why not.
That is what they said on the news and I think on the website as well. Quite an achivement I must say, but unfortunately they are hybrids. I wonder if WPZ could achieve the same result with breeding pure Rothschild's if a program is ever brought back up with new bloodlines, but I would imagine why not.
I don't think it matters that they're hybrids. Realistically, Australia is never going to be the base for a breed-and-release program for endangered giraffes, so what's the harm in having the widest genetic pool of giraffes possible?
I don't think it matters that they're hybrids. Realistically, Australia is never going to be the base for a breed-and-release program for endangered giraffes, so what's the harm in having the widest genetic pool of giraffes possible?
Too true, I also think it is more important to have a healthy gene pool of hybrids that will never be released into the wild rather than an inbred Rothschild's population that will also never be released into the wild.
Unami is the breding Bull. Giraffe were thought not to be of appropriate breeding age until they reach for, he was two and a half when he arrived and three cows were pregnant within twelve months.
Thanks Jarkari, ges a bit like Gung
He's done very well. The little calf is very cute but is hard to see from the front. She is spending her time in the nightyards at the moment. The lemurs are popular but I haven't had a chance to try and spot the baby yet.
Are the white-fronted lemurs still at Dubbo, Jarkari?
The calfs mother Asmara is the daughter of Tuli, who is the daughter of Mutangi. This makes teh calf the first great grandchikld of Mutangi. Mutangi was also the female that gave birth in April of this year. As these two calves have the same father they are half sisters and also one is the great aunt of the other.
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