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usually at the Toronto Zoo they will put them on surplus if another zoo wants them then there you go, if not then the just stay there until they die, I know it sounds harsh but it happens. There are a few species at the zoo that are being phased out. Musk Ox, seals, chamios, barbary sheep, oryx, there are more.
 
No problem at all :) I couldn't blame you for being worried, they're my favorite lions and the zoo wouldn't be the same without them.
 
If they did'nt get more lions afterwards, a great addition to the exhibit would be african wild dogs.As for an off exhibit ayrd, the zoo has a very large area behind a hill that the lions have access too
 
I am just posting that Savanna, one of the zoos Sable Antalopes, is pregnant and is due some day this week!
 
Really, thats great news! I've heard there critically endangerered and that they don't breed well in zoos so this could be an amzing contribution
 
Wow really, yea I knew they are endangered! It would be very exciting to see the calf!
 
I am wondering if the zoo will ever breed lion-tailed maquaces, white/indian rhinos. I know the zoo is waiting for the Indian rhinos to become of age, but I am unsure. As well as the hyenas?
 
Does anyone know the names of the 3 foals in the Przewalski's herd, and their dams? I love trying to keep track of that herd, especially with all the new babies :)
 
Thanks! They were twins? That's fairly rare isn't it?
Do you have the names for the whole herd? I've been trying to figure them out for a while. I have Alexandra, Kitana, Magda, Nikolai, Phoenix, Solstice, and now Genghis and Napolean, although I could be totally off! Thanks again :)
 
Quartz92 said:
I am wondering if the zoo will ever breed lion-tailed maquaces, white/indian rhinos. I know the zoo is waiting for the Indian rhinos to become of age, but I am unsure. As well as the hyenas?
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What gerneration of White rhinos does the zoo have?
 
The adult P. horses are Phoenix (the stallion, easily identified by the freeze brand on his neck), Magda, Alexandria, Alicia, Taschi, and Kitana.
Last year's foals were Solstice (0.1 - born to Magda) and Nikolai (1.0 - born to Alex), this year's foals are Napoleon (born to Alex) and Genghis (born to Magda). Alicia also had a foal this year that did not survive.

Quartz; with the lion-tailed macaques, we are waiting for two males (Dave and Guntur) to find homes in other zoos before we breed again. Our group is genetically valuable, but space issues prevent breeding right now.

Indian rhinos - as you said, we have to wait for them to mature

White rhinos - we only have one female right now (Shaboola) - she is a first-generation captive born animal (both her parents were from Africa). There are plans to bring in more rhinos soon, in the hopes of breeding.

Hyenas - two neutered sibling males do not form a good breeding group. Not sure of the future of this species at the zoo.

Savannah the sable antelope is still pregnant; it could be a few weeks still until she has her calf. Sable aren't endangered in the wild.
 
Hope Dave and Guntur can find new homes! If Nogozi gives birth her offspring would be 3rd generation right?
 
I thought there was another adult male p horse named Eyla as well? And to awnser Quartz's question, yes the baby would be 3rd generation. Ngozi's mother, Amanda, was born in Africa andf then was brought to Toronto Zoo. She had Ngozi at Woodland Park Zoo but she still has Toronto genes
 
Ilya was the father of all of our adult female horses; he passed away in 2007.

ZooGoer, you have Ngozi's genealogy correct, but any of her offspring would be second generation captive born (on her mother's side) ... Ngozi's parents were wild-caught, so Ngozi would be first generation. (It gets a bit confusing, though, since Charles is wild-caught ... so on the father's side, any offspring would be FIRST generation!).

A note to those not used to the "Ng" combination in her name: pronounce it as if there is an "E" in front, i.e. "en-GOH-zee". The same is true for most African names that begin with odd combinations of letters ... Ndoki is "en-DOH-kee", Mbuti is "em-BOO-tee".
 
Ungulate said:
A note to those not used to the "Ng" combination in her name: pronounce it as if there is an "E" in front, i.e. "en-GOH-zee". The same is true for most African names that begin with odd combinations of letters ... Ndoki is "en-DOH-kee", Mbuti is "em-BOO-tee".
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I've always wondered is nyala "en-YA-la"?
 
Good point, Ituri. Technically, yes - it should be pronounced en-YA-la (or 'n-YAH-la), although I have heard many (zoo) people call this species NYE-AL-a. I've heard various things about whether the leading 'N" in nyala, Ndoki, etc gets its own syllable or not.

I tend to go half way when speaking and give it a "half-syllable" (indicated by the 'n above). Dictionary.com has an automated pronunciation guide which (at least for nyala) only provides two syllables: nyala definition | Dictionary.com. The pronunciation for nguni (the second version, from The American Heritage Dictionary) is what I am more familiar with - Nguni definition | Dictionary.com.
 
Thanks so much Ungulate for the information! Does that mean all the adult females were born at the Zoo? That's interesting.
 
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