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ireland's first elephant birth
13-05-2007

an elephant at the dublin zoo has delivered the first elephant to be born in the Republic of Ireland. The baby is a female and is expected to go on display within a month, when the new enclosure is unveiled. the birth marks the first step towards a breeding herd of aisan elephant sin ireland, the zoo said.
mum and baby are doing well, she's probably sucking a guiness or two after that 22 month gestation

13-05-2007

we shall be next

13-05-2007

what to have a guiness? lol, i know what you mean. this birth in ireland is a promising sign...

13-05-2007

yea, it is, have they had the same history with eles as we have? in the likewise of stock for such programs?

13-05-2007

Glyn Did you discover this news yourself or did you pick up on my hint?

13-05-2007

what hint? i was on bbc website looking for something completely different and it came up. where's your post?

13-05-2007

Check under my thread about suggestions for our overseas correspondants

13-05-2007

sorry, wasnt trying to steal your 'threadner'. lol ill officially dedicate this thread to jay!

13-05-2007

Interesting news, the mother came last year from Rotterdam Zoo and was already pregnant. Not sure Dublin have got a bull yet but when they do, this new female calf won't be related to it, which is good news for them too.

13-05-2007

Dublin has no bull yet, the elephant facility is not yet finished. But there is no hurry to get a bull, Bernhardine just had the baby and won`t get back into heat within the next 2 years, and the second adult female Yasmin (Dina`s sister) is pregnant and due in 2008.

14-05-2007

Perhaps when Dublin do receive a bull, they will also be able to accomodate the mother/daughter pair from Belfast for breeding, at least on a temporary basis. These are the only two other elephants in Ireland that are young enough to breed from again.

14-05-2007

Are Kirsty and Judy still at Belfast? I believed the moved there from Chester many years ago.

14-05-2007

Judy and Kirsty were moved from Dublin to Neunkirchen Zoo in Germany in 2005 to make space for the construction of the new elephant facility in Dublin. Neunkirchen had built a new elephant house in 2005 and they want to keep older, non-breeding females.

14-05-2007

No you wern't stealing my thunder, I was just curious to see if any one picked up on it
It is good news for Ireland, and with a second pregnant cow as well. Not long for us hopefully

14-05-2007

Does that mean Belfast currently still have only the mother and daughter pair? If so maybe they plan for them to go to Dublin, that would be an excellent outcome(Belfast don't have a very good elephant house...)