BTW: Male rhino Phineus confirmed as present (ex Sedgwick?)!Black rhino Doppsee is pregnant and due in December!
A Michigan zoo's black rhino is pregnant
With Blank Park and Lincoln Park also expecting calves this year, 2019 is going to be great for black rhinos.
Potter Park Zoo Potter Park Zoo News
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Snowleopardqueen
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So ppz had a post on fb detailing zoo keeper times and 3 oclock is listed as big cats and they name snow leopard on that list, so i asked if they got a new snow leopard and they replied "announcement coming soon ☺"
Snowleopardqueen
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Meeko has passsed away. Their fb page tells that they tried every treatment possible for his cancer and his health continued to decline, so they had to euthanize him.
Snowleopardqueen
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There's a new snow leopard, 5 year old taza from lincoln park zoo
Potter Park Zoo Welcomes New Male Snow Leopard “Taza” | Potter Park Zoo
Potter Park Zoo Welcomes New Male Snow Leopard “Taza” | Potter Park Zoo
Yi Qi
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The rhino calf was born this morning! What a great Christmas present for Potter Park! 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lansingstatejournal.com/amp/4391893002
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lansingstatejournal.com/amp/4391893002
Yi Qi
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Just like to add Doppsee's the mother while the sire is named Phineas.The rhino calf was born this morning! What a great Christmas present for Potter Park!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lansingstatejournal.com/amp/4391893002
The River Otter pups have been named Mack and Potter.
Potter Park Zoo announces names of River Otter pups
A trio of elk have taken up residence in the former moose habitat.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ml...-lansings-potter-park-zoo.html?outputType=amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ml...-lansings-potter-park-zoo.html?outputType=amp
Jungle Man
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2 Elk calves for the zoo:
The 3 elks that arrived recently are named Emmett, Belle and Sage. The females arrived pregnant and gave birth on May 20th and June 5th respectively. Belle had a female and Sage a Male calf. Emmett was confirmed to not being the father of the calves. Also, starting today Rhino baby Jaali can be seen in exhibit.
2 elk calves join growing list of young animals at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo
The 3 elks that arrived recently are named Emmett, Belle and Sage. The females arrived pregnant and gave birth on May 20th and June 5th respectively. Belle had a female and Sage a Male calf. Emmett was confirmed to not being the father of the calves. Also, starting today Rhino baby Jaali can be seen in exhibit.
2 elk calves join growing list of young animals at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo
Susannah, Potter Park’s remaining geriatric female mandrill, was euthanized according to the zoo’s Facebook due to health concerns following surgery regarding removing an abdominal mass.
About 2 months prior, Loko, the zoo’s male mandrill, was also euthanized also due to health complications regarding age.
Potter Park Zoo says goodbye to Loko the Mandrill
About 2 months prior, Loko, the zoo’s male mandrill, was also euthanized also due to health complications regarding age.
Potter Park Zoo says goodbye to Loko the Mandrill
Twin Cotton-top tamarins were born October 2:
Potter Park Zoo announces birth of critically endangered species
Potter Park Zoo announces birth of critically endangered species
The zoo’s Siberian tigress is leaving to breed at another zoo:
Michigan zoo’s female Amur tiger heading to new zoo for breeding
Liya is one of three tiger cubs born at Potter Park Zoo in 2011. Liya’s sisters, Savelii and Kira, left in 2014 for other zoos, as did Liya’s mother Nika. Liya, along with her father Sivaki, have been the two tigers residing at Potter Park Zoo for the past nine years.
Liya and Sivaki have never lived together as adult because tigers are largely solitary, and they could not be placed together for breeding since they are related.
Staff said the move will benefit other big cats at Potter Park Zoo because it increases the space available to the other cats, especially the lions which do not tolerate Michigan’s cold winters.
Michigan zoo’s female Amur tiger heading to new zoo for breeding
Liya is one of three tiger cubs born at Potter Park Zoo in 2011. Liya’s sisters, Savelii and Kira, left in 2014 for other zoos, as did Liya’s mother Nika. Liya, along with her father Sivaki, have been the two tigers residing at Potter Park Zoo for the past nine years.
Liya and Sivaki have never lived together as adult because tigers are largely solitary, and they could not be placed together for breeding since they are related.
Staff said the move will benefit other big cats at Potter Park Zoo because it increases the space available to the other cats, especially the lions which do not tolerate Michigan’s cold winters.
Any info as to destination?
Have her siblings bred at all?
Have her siblings bred at all?
Frustratingly they don’t mention the location she is being transferred to.
Her siblings have yet to breed. They were sent to Bramble Park Zoo in 2014; and then dispersed to other zoos in 2019. Savelii is currently at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, where she has been recently paired with a young male named Chewy; Kiva currently lives at Zoo Boise.
Then they have a very short window left for breeding any of the offspring.