Twycross Zoo Noorjahan has a baby boy!

MARK said:
It would be a good step if they sent the two breeding females to another UK zoo that could use them in a breeding program and maybe send any older females to Twycross to make up the numbers
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but then they couldn't have cute baby elephants :rolleyes:

I agree the paddock is good one, and certainely some edely elephants would benefit from the move but it ain't going to happen.
 
MARK said:
Just a bit of a shame not to have the two cows in a real herd
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Its more than a bit of a shame. It is not the way potential breeding elephants should be kept nowadays. Unfortunately Twycross don't seem to view it like that- unless they are planning some moves but I very much doubt it.
 
Calf update: BBC NEWS | UK | England | Leicestershire | Newborn elephant suffers setback

A baby elephant, whose mother was the first elephant to conceive via artificial insemination at Twycross Zoo, has suffered a setback.

A press conference to show off the elephant, who was born on Thursday at the Leicestershire zoo, has been cancelled as he has become unwell.

The 100kg (220lb) elephant is being closely supervised by vets but is not thought to be in a serious condition.

Staff have said he just needs more time alone with mother Noorjahan.

Noorjahan was inseminated from a bull elephant based at Whipsnade Wildlife Park in Bedfordshire.

The procedure was carried out artificially as moving elephants between zoos for mating can be bad for herd dynamics.

The baby elephant is due to be named via a public competition.
 
It can also be bad for herd dynamics to have no contact with a bull ;)
 
Aww such great news - we were there last week - typical a week late! What a cutie he is though! :o)
 
Short paragraph on the website about him

Baby elephant update

After a time of worry it is now time to celebrate the birth of our new baby elephant.

The (as yet unnamed) calf gave staff reason for concern last week when he suddenly turned a little off colour on his third day. Expert vets were called in to monitor the calf and to support his keepers and our vet team. Everyone is extremely pleased with his progress as he is now much stronger, very vocal and back to feeding mainly from his mum Noorjahan. He can be seen spending parts of each day outside with Noorjahan in the rearing enclosure where both can have close contact with the rest of the herd.
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