Frankie_number_1_fan
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Oh my goodness this only leaves Tina now doesn't it? Aside from Billy of course.
North American Asian Elephant Population 2024
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Nile Hippo Expert
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Yes it is just Tina and Billy left.
Frankie_number_1_fan
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I heard from docents at Columbus today that there will be ultrasounds done on Rudy, Sunny and Phoebe to check for pregnancy soon! Hopefully this means they've detected changes in bloodwork!
There also appears to be no set date for Sabu to be sent back to Cinci, and right now Columbus is waiting for Cincinnati to make that call.
There also appears to be no set date for Sabu to be sent back to Cinci, and right now Columbus is waiting for Cincinnati to make that call.
Mr.Ivory
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Great news hopefully, all three girls are pregnant and due sometime late this year or early 2025
Frankie_number_1_fan
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To my understanding they don't typically perform ultrasounds unless bloodwork indicates a shift in hormone levels, so this is incredibly promising!
If all goes well at both zoos we could have 5 Sabu calves on the ground by the end of the decade!
Nile Hippo Expert
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I too am very hopeful that the three Columbus girls are pregnant.
El Paso Zoo mourns death of beloved Asian elephant Savannah
Savannah, an Asian elephant at the El Paso Zoo has died.
Savannah, an Asian elephant at the El Paso Zoo has died.
Nile Hippo Expert
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Very sad, she was the oldest living captive elephant in the WORLD!
Sad news to learn. As a lot of have mentioned, an elephant reaching 71 isn't something we see happening often. She did really well.
A lot of respect to the El Paso team who I know have put in a lot of care and treatment for her over the past few decades to accommodate her conditions and help her achieve such an age.
With Savannah's death, there's a new holder of the oldest elephant in North America - Cora at Topeka, at 65 years of age.
It's more accurately a tie with Ruth at Buttonwood Park. Both were born the same year, and being wild-caught there isn't a known birth date for either. Both were 1958 births.
Nile Hippo Expert
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Those two are the oldest confirmed living Asian Elephants in North America, but looking at the population list, I do notice that Sarah at Center for Elephant Conservation was born in 1957 and is possibly still alive which would make her the oldest elephant in North America.
She died back in 2021 unfortunately.
The oldest elephant in North America is Susie at the Endangered Ark Foundation in Hugo, Oklahoma. Based on photos of her from 1956, she was older than Savannah.
As another circus historian once told me, “Not everything is on the internet!” Savannah was older than 71 as well. Also based on photos from the 1950s, Savannah was not just a year old when she arrived to the United States in 1954.
Correct, which is why I used the AZA records as an example because they date back to before the internet was around. But either which way we look at it, all wild born elephants have an estimated age because no one knows when they were born so all of their ages could be off by 1-3 years.
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Asha (29) and Achara (9) are pregnant at the Oklahoma City Zoo! Achara is now an expecting first time mom! Both girls are due in 2025
Asha (29) and Achara (9) are pregnant at the Oklahoma City Zoo! Achara is now an expecting first time mom! Both girls are due in 2025
Asha in April 2025 and Achara in July 2025