Name One Live Birth You've Witnessed At A Zoo

unfortunately haven't seen any births as of yet, mainly because i see alot of marsupials, but have seen plenty of matings...lol
 
Jesse said:
unfortunately haven't seen any births as of yet, mainly because i see alot of marsupials, but have seen plenty of matings...lol
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This is totally off-topic (sorry) but at school (I go to an agricultural one) my friends and I witnessed 2 pairs of cows mating in unison......same movement and same length!

Back on topic, I have not yet seen a birth at a zoo, but hopefully this will change!
 
SMR said:
How about a pair of ZooChatters? On the 11th July Gentle Lemur and I just missed one sitatunga birth (by five minutes or so) and then witnessed another one begin.
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I have been away on holiday since then, but I hope that I can soon post some pictures to confirm this.

Alan

Update: - photos now in Chester Gallery
Alan
 
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At Monarto I was able to see a giraffe give birth and just missed an eland giving birth (which was about 20 minutes earlier).
 
Considering all the Zoo visiting I've done over the years I'm surprised I haven't seen more than I have.:( The only one I can remember was an American Bison at the Jardin de Plantes Zoo in Paris about 1970. And a Bonobo at Twycross a few years back that was born up the tree outside, though I didn't actually see it happen, just heard all the Chimpanzees screaming wildly. Quite a few others on the TV though...
 
I was lucky to be with one of the vervet monkeys I used to look after from the time she first went into labour, until her baby was born 1.5 hours later. It is probably the most incredible thing I have ever seen.
 
blospz said:
Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep. The baby was coming out head first and correct me if I'm wrong, but it usually comes out with it's back legs first. The mother was having a difficult time and it looked like the baby wasn't budging at all the time I was there observing it. Eventually the baby did come out and has been fine ever since. I felt bad for her because the male big horn sheep decided to invest and decided to head butt her as she was going through this process.
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No, all animals are normally presented for birth head first with both forelimbs at the sides of their face. Although breaches are very common in ovine species. Trust me, I am a vet...
 
Head first is how I remember witnessing the Springbok birth, and almost every animal video birth I've watched on television.
 
Shoebill said:
No, all animals are normally presented for birth head first with both forelimbs at the sides of their face. Although breaches are very common in ovine species. Trust me, I am a vet...
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Head first: With the notable exception of the cetacea of course.
Forelimbs at the sides of their face: not primates, not the many I've seen being born anyway.
 
We appeared to have literally just missed one at Colchester in March last year ........ Talia the new baby chimp still had the umbilical cord attached, whilst the other end of it was still protruding from her mum Tekita (don't know how long that and the placenta would take to pass in a chimp).
 
Of the twentynine Giraffe births that we have had at Belfast I think I must have seen at least twenty. But working in the Giraffe house does have it's benifits. And it is still a wonderfull sight.
 
I saw a Mara birth I think. Something was going on when we first saw the Mara and as we walked up to her she was cleaning off a newborn. We saw him getting to his feet and some very wobbly steps. I've put pictures in the gallery.
 
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