Melbourne Zoo It's a girl!

[kiang]

IT’S a girl! Dokkoon delivered a healthy baby early this morning to give Melbourne Zoo its first baby elephant.

She is only the second elephant born in Australia, and entered the world safely at 1.10am.

Baby elephant born - it's a girl | Herald Sun

 

[jay]

Ha you beat me to it by a couple of minutes No not really mad. I am so pleased that it is a girl I was right about that!

 

[MARK]

Very good news thats it's a girl. A big congratulations to all the Melbourne zoo elephant team.

There were some that said only males are born using AI so I guess this proves AI IS a useful breeding tool.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Another step forward for the ARAZPA Asian elephant breeding programme.

Eat your heart out Greens and PETA-ists ... You have been disproven again (ouch that hurt)!

 

[dragon(ele)nerd]

wow beat the odds as well! almost no females have been born with A.I

 

[phoenix]

awwwww a girl.

i love girls.

 

[boof]

Well done Melbourne zoo elephant staff. Dragon(ele) nerd and phoenix get your cameras out and get to the zoo.
I hope the little one has a healthy and happy life.

 

[dragon(ele)nerd]

I just got back from the zoo! not going to be on display for a while ( as usual) the keeper was showing a picture of her. Very dark in colour and hairy.

 

[ZYBen]

Why are all elephants born in AU being put in slings? I wonder if this bub was taken away from Dokkoon like Luk chai was taken away straight away?

 

[PAT]

I just got back from the zoo! not going to be on display for a while ( as usual) the keeper was showing a picture of her. Very dark in colour and hairy.

There were some short videos on the TV news and she did look really hairy and really dark.

And by the way I'm secretly (or not so secretly now that I'm putting it on the internet) really glad that it's a girl just 'cos Taronga doesn't have one.

 

[torie]

There were some short videos on the TV news and she did look really hairy and really dark.

And by the way I'm secretly (or not so secretly now that I'm putting it on the internet) really glad that it's a girl just 'cos Taronga doesn't have one.

ah but we will have three buyy the end of the year and you guys will only have two

also why are the keepers all wearing red shirts in the photos? isnt melbournes uniform not red?

 

[boof]

And by the way I'm secretly (or not so secretly now that I'm putting it on the internet) really glad that it's a girl just 'cos Taronga doesn't have one.

I'm glad too. Now in a few years Taronga will have a girl sent from Melbourne to mate with their young bull. Keep the girls coming Melbourne. We'll take all you can produce for young Luk Chai's harem.

 

[MARK]

I'm glad too. Now in a few years Taronga will have a girl sent from Melbourne to mate with their young bull. Keep the girls coming Melbourne. We'll take all you can produce for young Luk Chai's harem.

I would think that the girls will stay put with the herd with any bulls being sent to the females as they do in Europe

 

[boof]

I know, i was just being a **** stirrer.

 

[MARK]

I know, i was just being a **** stirrer.

Yep I know Boof

 

[MARK]

I am hoping when more babies are born most of them turn out to be females that would really set the region up for a good breeding program

 

[torie]

both babies were born on saturdays!

 

[Chlidonias]

also why are the keepers all wearing red shirts in the photos? isnt melbournes uniform not red?

I feel a Star Trek joke coming on....

 

[jay]

Now for the next baby, which would be one of Tarongas right?

 

[normaeinstein]

So many babies, so little space!