on thursday 23rd july kaylee gave birth to a very cute female elephant, was out in the paddock with all the other ele's today, lovely to see after the tragic loss of donaldson and leelee!
Thats fantastic news! found this press release sounds like she's doing well, but no name yet! Whipsnade Zoo trumpets baby elephant birth Photocall date: Tuesday, July 28th 2009 Time: 11.50am for 12 noon photocall Meet: Estates Office, ZSL Whispnade Zoo B-Roll footage of the elephant at one-day-old is available on request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 27, 2009 – A tiny elephant standing just over 3ft high is the latest addition to the herd at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. The pint-sized pachyderm was born on Wednesday night to mum Kaylee, 27, weighing in at a healthy 126kg (almost 20st). Adult elephants can weigh over 800st. The speedy nipper was on her feet within five minutes of being born, the quickest any calf born at the Zoo has been up and about. She has already been enjoying the summer sunshine taking her first wobbly steps outside, much to the delight of zoo visitors, at around 12 hours old – under the watchful eye of her keepers. Sticking close to mum the as-yet-unnamed ellie has spent her first few days getting to grips with her seven acre paddock and meeting the other seven elephants that make up the herd. Zoological Director, David Field, said: "The safe birth of the Asian elephant calf is a tribute to the keeping staff at the elephant house who were monitoring Kaylee's condition constantly in the days leading up to the delivery.The female calf represents another important addition to our herd of these endangered and beautiful animals." Photographers are invited to attend ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on Tuesday morning to photograph the calf at just under a week old. Ends This photocall will be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or low temperatures. Please call ahead in the morning if the weather is poor to confirm whether the photo is happening. Photographers will have unobscured views into the paddock, but may be advised to bring a long lens as well due to the size of the area. Father Emmett is the herd’s only adult male and he is also father to Euan, who is five. Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity: our key role is the conservation of animals and their habitats. The Society runs ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, carries out scientific research at the Institute of Zoology and is actively involved in field conservation overseas. For further information please visit ZSL - Animal Conservation and UK Zoos. # # # Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity: our key role is the conservation of animals and their habitats. For further information please visit ZSL - Animal Conservation and UK Zoos
Did they ever make public the loss of the other two calves? I haven't seen anything about it anywhere apart from those local newspaper reports.
@ Pertinax, you`re right, it was only in the local newspapers and neither on their website nor it is mentioned in the birth announcement. Interesting, to say at least.
It looks as if they have decided not to issue any Official statement about it- the Press release just omits any reference to the two other calves. I sincerely hope they can find a way of protecting this calf from a similar fate.
The first elephant calf death at Whipsnade , some time ago , was only mentioned in the Annual Report as far as I am aware . I know the death of Bobby at Regent's Park was announced , perhaps animals deaths at Whipsnade are never reported . Credit to Chester for their quick announcement on the death of Ramon .
Found a video! very sweet! BBC NEWS | UK | England | Beds/Bucks/Herts | Elephant calf makes public debut
You might be right there. They couldn't really avoid announcing 'Bobby' but the elephant calves are another matter- I also suspect the circumstances i.e. the virus, is not something they want to publicise while it is still a problem.
Baby Elephant at Whipsnade Found a video https://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo/news/zoo-trumpets-new-baby-elephant-birth,612,NS.html Watch her almost fall asleep and fall over. I so want to go to Whipsnade now to see her... wonder what they will call her?
Thanks for that anouncement Kaz, thats brilliant news! and the vids are fab Marilyn! she looks so cute when she is just about to doze off. I think we need a nice pic of her in our gallery
