She was the oldest sloth bear within the SSP!
She was the oldest sloth bear within the SSP!
It says on the post that they're both male.Correct me if I’m wrong, but was it ever reported that 15 year old Priya at Idaho Falls Zoo gave birth to 2 cubs on November 14, 2023. I don’t know the gender of the cubs, but their names are Mowgli and Baloo. The cubs made their public debut in April. The sire would be the now deceased Mick.
Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus on Instagram: "It is always exciting news to share about new animals and what isn’t cuter than two sloth bear cubs?! These two boys, Mowgli and Baloo, were born on November 14, 2023 to their proud mom, Priya. Mowgli and Baloo are curious little balls of energy! They are eager to explore their new home and we hope you are as eager to come and meet them as we were! **Please note that viewing the cubs will be weather dependent and that some days their older sibling Jagger may be on exhibit instead. #idahofallszoo #slothbear #visitidaho #getwild #eastidaho #idahofalls #zooanimals #zookeeper #zoolife"
Your right. I don’t know how I didn’t see that.It says on the post that they're both male.
No worries, we all make mistakes.Your right. I don’t know how I didn’t see that.
That's quite a shame. I remember visiting her at Akron years ago.
As confirmed by @USZOOfan42, the Detroit Zoo will soon acquire sloth bears.
It was confirmed that there actually were two cubs born in December in the zoo news thread.San Diego Zoo just had a cub born recently as mentioned in that news thread by @RJB Wildlife.
The cubs' names were announced today, the male cub has been named Kumar and the female cub was dubbed Shehani.San Diego Zoo’s twins sexed as 1.1:
San Diego Zoo’s twin cubs have been sexed as a male and a female, with a naming competition now in progress:
Help us name the new sloth bear cubs!
Male cub:
Kavi
Rishi
Kumar
Female cub:
Nimala
Nimali
Shehani
She actually has three grandcubs. Kushali's other two cubs (Madhu & Lila) have been moved to other zoos.Tasha the sloth bear passed away at the Woodland Park Zoo at the age of 20 after the zoo discovered that she had cancer. She had 4 cubs in her life and one grandcub.
Woodland Park Zoo
She is also grandmother to SDZ’s two newest cubs, Kumar and Shehani, as their sire Kartick is Tasha’s son.She actually has three grandcubs. Kushali's other two cubs (Madhu & Lila) have been moved to other zoos.