Elephantelephant
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アジアゾウのアティ、23歳で死ぬ 上野動物園の人気者:朝日新聞デジタル
The only elephant bull at the zoo, Artid, died at the age of 24 of TB.
The only elephant bull at the zoo, Artid, died at the age of 24 of TB.
This is really unexpected news! It is the first calf to be born in Japan this year.Ueno Zoo celebrates the birth of their first elephant calf:
Ueno Zoo Celebrates 1st Birth of Elephant
Ueno Zoo has seen the first birth of a baby elephant since it opened in 1882.
Authai, a female Asian elephant at the zoo in Tokyo, gave birth to a male calf at 5:44 a.m. Saturday.
Authai, born in Thailand, was contributed to Ueno Zoo with Artid, a male Asian elephant and the father of the newborn calf, in 2002, in celebration of the birth of Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, in December 2001.
According to JAZA Ueno Zoo has acquired the Somali Galago (Galago gallarum). It wasn't there when I visited July 2019. Seeing as there aren't any in Europe, and most likely none in the US, anyone who visits Ueno should keep an eye out for it.
Very interesting, is this species found in more zoos in Asia?
If there are any, chances are they are in the pet trade. They probably have hybrid offspringI have no access to databases and archives besides those of Japan. If anyone here knows of any, particularly that of China (they don't use ZIMS there), please let me know.
Ueno Zoo celebrates the birth of their first elephant calf:
Ueno Zoo Celebrates 1st Birth of Elephant
Ueno Zoo has seen the first birth of a baby elephant since it opened in 1882.
Authai, a female Asian elephant at the zoo in Tokyo, gave birth to a male calf at 5:44 a.m. Saturday.
Authai, born in Thailand, was contributed to Ueno Zoo with Artid, a male Asian elephant and the father of the newborn calf, in 2002, in celebration of the birth of Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, in December 2001.
The male calf has made his public debut and voting is now open on names:
1. Tawan (sun)
2. Arun (dawn)
3. Atsadong (sunset)
Asian elephant baby makes public debut at Tokyo's Ueno zoo - The Mainichi
According to JAZA's database Ueno Zoo now has Bonin Flying Foxes (Pteropus pselaphon) in the collection. I can't find any more information about it, but if I return to Japan in the near future I'll be on the lookout for them.