North American Asian Elephant Population 2025

Nile Hippo Expert said:
For a son to marry (or in this sense breed with) his own mother, and Rose-Tu is Samurda's mother, so that is how it would be for the zoo to pull an Oedipus with their elephants.
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Ah gotcha. I knew Samudra is rose tu's son. I also know they did not say anything about who the father of the calf is until she was just born, so I had a hunch it was either Samson if he got the ropes of breeding or if they AI'd Rose Tu from a male at another zoo.

And if the cow's a calf, then the zoo can keep breeding elephants without having to bring in new cows.
 
When Rose Tu was first announced pregnant, Samson was mentioned as being the sire of her calf;

Meanwhile, at Elephant Lands, 29-year-old Rose-Tu is pregnant with what would be her third calf. She and 25-year-old male elephant Samson, who arrived at the Oregon Zoo five years ago, have been spending a lot of time together, according to care staff. Conception is believed to have occurred in late May, and if all goes well, Rose-Tu might give birth in early 2025.

Pachyderms pending: A pair of XL babies is on the way at zoo
 
Elephant Enthusiast said:
A female calf was born at the Oregon Zoo on February 1st to mother Rose-Tu!


Hello baby! Oregon Zoo elephant Rose-Tu delivers again | Oregon Zoo
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Recently, the zoo officially announced the name of Rose-Tu’s calf, who is now known as (0.1) Tula-Tu.

It was also mentioned that if Tula were to be a boy, the running name would’ve been “Gonzo”. Personally, I find the chosen name to be way for more fitting for Tula, as it relates to both her mother (“Tu”) and the Sanskrit word for balance (“Tula”).
 
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Austin the Sengi said:
Recently, the zoo officially announced the name of Rose-Tu’s calf, who is now known as (0.1) Tula-Tu.

It was also mentioned that if Tula were to be a boy, the running name would’ve been “Gonzo”. Personally, I find the chosen name to be way for more fitting for Tula, as it relates to both her mother (“Tu”) and the Sanskrit word for balance (“Tula”).
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Here's the announcement from the Oregon Zoo:


Rose-Tu's calf has a name: 'Tula-Tu' brings balance to the herd | Oregon Zoo
 
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The Horse Boy said:
I know cows can breed into their 40's. So there should still be plenty of time for rosie to produce calves through as much natural breeding as possible.
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Theoretically considering she is only 32 years, and if they breed her every four years she can have 4-5 calves if they breed her until she's 48, and if they breed her in even shorter intervals she can have up to 5-6 calves.
 
Mr.Ivory said:
Theoretically considering she is only 32 years, and if they breed her every four years she can have 4-5 calves if they breed her until she's 48, and if they breed her in even shorter intervals she can have up to 5-6 calves.
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Fingers crossed for a stable young herd at abq. The future seems more promising than ever before with eehv vaccine trials that happened since last summer on American Asian facilities. I pray the lord this will happen to us Africans, and facilities in Europe and beyond.
 
The Horse Boy said:
Ah gotcha. I knew Samudra is rose tu's son. I also know they did not say anything about who the father of the calf is until she was just born, so I had a hunch it was either Samson if he got the ropes of breeding or if they AI'd Rose Tu from a male at another zoo.

And if the cow's a calf, then the zoo can keep breeding elephants without having to bring in new cows.
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A little Classical Drama (Roman or Greek) never hurt anyone. :D


The Horse Boy said:
Fingers crossed for a stable young herd at abq. The future seems more promising than ever before with eehv vaccine trials that happened since last summer on American Asian facilities. I pray the lord this will happen to us Africans, and facilities in Europe and beyond.
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Well, first and foremost ... do away with the AI and do some natural breeding with their bull for a change.....! I wish that natural breeding would take a front seat and AI and assisted reproduction only came into view if and when the natural breeding or social structure is not there ...
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
A little Classical Drama (Roman or Greek) never hurt anyone. :D



Well, first and foremost ... do away with the AI and do some natural breeding with their bull for a change.....! I wish that natural breeding would take a front seat and AI and assisted reproduction only came into view if and when the natural breeding or social structure is not there ...
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I know that's more an African topic, but that's the issue with indy as they have relied exclusively on ai for over 20 years. AI should be more done as more a backup plan and last resort type situation with elephant breeding, not that I have anything against it. It's just more extensive and expensive in contrast to natural breeding and can be invasive. Any zoo breeding animals including elephants should have the ability to have naturally breeding male candidates.
 
Hm, this is probably the first time that anyone has said this, but this is very interesting news.

AFAIK, these are the first vaccinated animals still in the danger age to have a herpes flare up, so it will be very interesting to see how they handle the virus as it runs its course. Massive fingers crossed that they do well and survive just fine!

Edit: Just read the post on the zoo's website, as opposed to just the facebook post. Sanjay tested positive over a MONTH ago! Considering he has survived for OVER a month since his initial flare up, it would seem the vaccinations and other proactive treatments are indeed working as hoped :)
 
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Hyak_II said:
Hm, this is probably the first time that anyone has said this, but this is very interesting news.

AFAIK, these are the first vaccinated animals still in the danger age to have a herpes flare up, so it will be very interesting to see how they handle the virus as it runs its course. Massive fingers crossed that they do well and survive just fine!

Edit: Just read the post on the zoo's website, as opposed to just the facebook post. Sanjay tested positive over a MONTH ago! Considering he has survived for OVER a month since his initial flare up, it would seem the vaccinations and other proactive treatments are indeed working as hoped :)
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I'd say this is very promising news indeed! It's unrealistic to expect that a vaccine may 100% prevent an animal from getting the virus at all, but it preventing the symptoms from advancing/becoming lethal is just as much of a success!
 
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