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Wow, thanks for the news, that is truely unfortunate, I'm very surprised that the herd reacted like that espcially with a one like Emmen's, how premature was the Calf delivery? Must of been early to some extent because of Unt Bwe's birth on 23/5/06,

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As I told the foetus was six months old.
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Mingalar Oo gave birth today in the outside enclosure (i bet more or less accidently, but everything went well as far as i understood)

It's probably another male (beuh, too many male infants at Emmen if you ask me). Father is (off course) Radza.
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It's confirmed to me by one of the elephant caregivers: it's a boy, and he was ca 100 kilograms at birth.
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wow, thanks guys, great news, Radza's descendents has lost pattern no wait hold on what gender was the stillborn?
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wow, thanks guys, great news, Radza's descendents has lost pattern no wait hold on what gender was the stillborn?
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Old 09-09-2008

Some photos of the new baby, who is named Yoe Ma (speak out 'yu ma'): Baby elephant Yoe Ma pictures from good times photos on webshots
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Old 09-09-2008

Thanks for the news, Untbwe
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Old 23-09-2008

Wow they've had alot of little males born!

The herd is quite big now, is there any plans to seperate the herd like when Thi Ha Phyu and Khaing Lwin Htoo and sons were sent to Koln. Or have they still got room for all the females?
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Your right Naing Thein sired a lot of Males but if you see Radza's pattern it goes female-male, but that depends on what sex the stillbirth was,

I don't think there planning to seperate again, because a new exhibit is going to open I think in 2012? Plus anyways, the males when about 5 or 6 will continue to be transported to other zoos,
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Old 24-09-2008

This male-only pattern in Emmen is extraordinary. Maybe it's something with feeding?
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What do they particularly feed the elephants, with all respect there I don't think would make a difference with Gender.

I watched this documentry on A.I of an asian elephant and they mentioned that gender determining is usually from the male ( that's only them predicting though) As what I said before perhaps its just with Naing Thein as that Radza has a good 50% chance ratio, ( again depending on the gender of the stillbirth between Ananda and Yoe ma)
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Old 25-09-2008

The elephants in Emmen are getting 'normal' elephant feed. I don't think the food matters. There are more bulls with a high male-offspring rate. Calvin for example has 8.3
 


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