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Rocktons elephants
11-05-2008

Maybe one of our North Amercan members might know the numbers of Asian elephants at Rockton these days I do know they are still producing babies with great success.

I was told when I was there in 97 they were hoping to have 15 animals in the furture, also I would be interested to know how many Breeding bulls they have on site now, at that time Calvin seemed to be the main breeding bull with a number of bulls out on breeding loans to other zoos in North America. I feel this is the best herd of Asain elephants that I have seen in my zoo visits.

11-05-2008

I'm not from North America like but they have 15 elephants at the moment 4.11. At the moment they ony have 1 breeding bull 38 yr old Rex who has his first young at 35, there is also 8yr George and 7yr Johnson, bulls born at Rockton.

11-05-2008

So Calvin has moved on the another zoo?

12-05-2008

Calvin is presently at Hannover Zoo

12-05-2008

Yea. Calvin moved to Hannover zoo, Germany in 2000. He has since farthered Califa 2003, Farina 2003, Tarak 2005 and a new young bull born 6 May 2008. Apparently he is soon due to move again so he doesn't breed his two 5 yr old daughters. Also another bull Nikolai (Also born at Rockton - 1993) has returned from Amsterdam earlier this year to mate with the females after impregnating the female in Amsterdam.

12-05-2008

African Lion Safari's Herd

1.0 Rex 40 yrs breeding bull
1.0 George 9 yrs (Calvin, Phoebe) born in Rockton
1.0 Johnson 7 yrs (Calvin, Kitty) born in Rockton
1.0 Logan 2 yrs (Rex, Lilly) born in Rockton
0.1 Kitty 43 yrs
0.1 Jenny 41 yrs
0.1 Mugwamp 40 yrs
0.1 Dame 38 yrs
0.1 Targa 25 yrs born to Richard Schmitt's herd in FL. Arrived last year from Syracuse, NY with calf 0.1 Mali 11 yrs (sired by Indy)
0.1 Lilly 23 yrs (Motek, Warda) born at Ramat Gan, Israel arrived from Israel pregnant with Piccolo
0.1 Natasha 14 yrs (Tusko, Whimpy) born in Rockton
0.1 Piccolo 14 yrs born to Lilly in Rockton
0.1 Opal 3 yrs (Rex, Natasha) born in Rockton
0.1 Emily 2 yrs (Rex, Kitty) born in Rockton

Calvin the former breeding bull was born in Calagary and also sired a calf via AI at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

12-05-2008

It sounds like Calvins offspring are every where he must be a very fertile bull

12-05-2008

[quote=okapikpr;51216]African Lion Safari's Herd

1.0 Rex 40 yrs breeding bull/QUOTE]

@Okapikpr, I think the photos I have in my gallery are of REX (in off exhibit holding yard), can you comfirm that please?

12-05-2008

Yeah very productive has many calves to come as well, 7 calves were born in american zoos and four of his calves are in the EEP, so many more offspring to go. Which is great not many breeding elephants of the Sri Lankan subspecies.

12-05-2008

Kandula born to Shanthi, right.

13-05-2008

Yes, Mark, that is Rex. (Note: you have one ALS image in the Toronto Zoo gallery)