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Wow, I did not see that coming! Nonetheless, a very pleasant surprise.

Of course, the calf will not be pure Bornean. The article explicitly states that the sire is either Samudra or Samson via natural breeding, so the calf will be 50% Bornean, and then either 50% indicus or 25% indicus and 25% Sri Lankan.
 
NVP said:
Chendra is pregnant, but also might possibly have TB.

Oregon Zoo announces Chendra the elephant is pregnant, waits for definitive TB diagnosis
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This is a huge success !!!!! At the age of 26 he is almost out of reproduction. Plus, he's the only Borneo elephant in the USA!!! I wonder what the activists say.;) They continually struggle to place Chendra in the sanctuary because they abuse it and live in terrible conditions.:D And she gets pregnant for the first time in 26 years! And it still has a handicap after an injury in the wild. At last they might be silent and realize that they could forgive their slander and blame.:mad: This is why the Oregon Zoo has proven that what activists say is false information. Congratulations to Oregon Zoo !!!:)
 
A wonderful surprise! Lol. And it seems as if this has surprised Oregon staff as well. One can just imagine shy little Chendra planning these secret trysts with not one, but both resident males! Underneath that demeanor, she's really a cougar! Congratulations!
 
Oh, how terrible. For her and the whole community. They've lost so much, including calf Lily, that Oregon really seems unfairly beseiged. Thankfully, they developed a new TV protocol that cured Shine's TB and will hopefully cure Chendra's. Bob Lee says it's unlikely she'll conceive again...... Sincere condolences to Chendra and all those who love her.
 
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AmbikaFan said:
Oh, how terrible. For her and the whole community. They've lost so much, including calf Lily, that Oregon really seems unfairly beseiged. Thankfully, they developed a new TV protocol that cured Shine's TB and will hopefully cure Chendra's. Bob Lee says it's unlikely she'll conceive again...... Sincere condolences to Chendra and all those who love her.
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I'm glad Chendra has received constant care and attention throughout her pregnancy. I'm sure that there was a reason this happened the way that it did (are Sri Lankan elephants or Indian elephants able to procreate with Bornean elephants successfully? Was there a genetic anomaly that occurred?)
 
Chendra's breeding was enthiastically recommended as far back as 2015, when I was there and the stud was Tusko. Clearly, this recommendation continued with Tusko's replacement, who is a smaller male and perhaps more well-sized to Chendra. I'd like to think that elephant experts weighed in on this breeding of subspecies before it was encouraged. Other subspecies have been interbred for decades. I even read recently of an Asian/African birth in the 80s, but that calf was not long-lived.
 
Wyman said:
I'm glad Chendra has received constant care and attention throughout her pregnancy. I'm sure that there was a reason this happened the way that it did (are Sri Lankan elephants or Indian elephants able to procreate with Bornean elephants successfully? Was there a genetic anomaly that occurred?)
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Abortion was probably caused by old age. Elephants must have a first calf under 25 years of age. Often after twenty years they have trouble getting pregnant for the first time. And Chendra is 26 years old and the calf would only be born at 27. It was a miracle that she was still pregnant. Sadly, they say they're unlikely to get pregnant again. But another miracle can happen. But now we can only expect a calf from Rose-Tu. Hopefully, she will soon become pregnant and give birth to a healthy elephant.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Hoe advanced are the remodellings for rhino?
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It looks as if they just filled in the pool and kept it at that. A basic paddock indeed (hopefully soon to be elevated to being a great exhibit with tall grass, uprooted trees/root balls, an artificial termite mound, mud wallows, etc.)
 
The opening of Polar Passage has been bumped to 2021:

Polar Passage

Primate Forest will now open in late 2020 and there is an article (and video) about the progress on the link below:

New 'Primate Forest' begins to take shape

The Rhino Habitat is still on track for 2020 as Oregon Zoo has a trio of major projects all under construction at the same time.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What other species planned for Primate Forest?
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Just chimpanzees. Originally mandrills were mentioned also, but they got deleted from the plans. The old primate building was basically knocked down so that they could build a modern chimp exhibit. The only parts of the old complex remaining are the outdoor chimp yards and the orangutan space, which itself is new within the past decade.
 
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