European elephants #2

25-09-2008

He has some competition with Alexander Altough he is scheduled for Sevilla, I hope the studbook keeper will not waste Alexander's experience...

25-09-2008

I agree he is such a valuable and impressive specimen, in an actual fight ( just speculating) Alexander I think would win hands down ,altough tuskless bulls in the wild are supposedly larger and more agrresive, Alexander is around one ton larger and neraly one foot taller, plus he has that large spear at the front.

28-09-2008

Oh and there is always Victor in Berlin who is his full brother, thoough most likely he will stay in Berlin for quite some time,

30-09-2008

Dragonnerd, what do you want us to tell with this? Victor has nothing to do with the latest topic of this threat - of bull elephants being moved around to improve breeding. I do not want to sound harsh, but if you have nothing to add to a discussion, don`t post. You are producing a lot of posts with little to no information/opinions in them and I have to admit that this is getting increasingly annoying.

Ma Ya Yee pregnant?
12-11-2008

According to Olifant footjes 9 year old Ma Ya yee is pregnant and due to give birth in March 2009 can anyone confirm this?

22-11-2008

Today african elephant 'Bibi' and her one year old calf 'Panya' moved from Tierpark Berlin to the Bergzoo Halle.

22-11-2008

Is the Zoo Halle elephant exhibit really sufficient for sop many Africans? I fear not ...!

This transfer is really outside the interest of the African elephant EEP. It is reflective of the politicised and high strung management mentality at Tierpark Berlin over its elephant training and handling methods.

Just when Tierpark Berlin is gradually switching to protected contact, the decision is taken to transfer breeder Bibi and Panya ... after an elephant-keeper incident.

Pachyderms are large and wild animals at that. For that reason it is surprising that keepers are allowed in with them in the Tierpark Berlin indoor stalls (so enclosed and awkwardly small as these are).

Tierpark Berlin management keeps getting it wrong ...!

22-11-2008

Bibi had, just like the other cows from TP Berlin to go, cause she beat a keeper up...

The House has a capacity for 6 Aduld elephants. Now there are 5 adulds and one calf, so it fits just fine.
Sabi has to go anyway in time, so what? Lucky elephants who dont have to live in TP.

22-11-2008

Yashoda has given birth to a male calf at Hagenbecks in Hamburg, Germany. The birth took place in a part of the heard.

04-12-2008

Does anybody know what will happen to Thisiam? Found some new good picts of him: http://www.asianelephant.net/plock/plock.htm
The last son of Siam is becoming really a handsome young bull. The rumours, that he could suffer from TBC are not verified, I think. It´s a pity that he is staying alone in Plock/Poland since the death of Santosh.

04-12-2008

Yeah, I really llike the apperance of Santosh and Thisiam I agree looks like one of the finest young bulls in europe. It is up to him and Sammy to carry on the gene pool of the magnificent Siam. What is the right time to send him to the breeding facility though? he is 10 so perhaps he could stay at a zoo where they house an adult bull and they could have a system like Colonge with Sang Raja and Bindu??

05-12-2008

Wasn't there rumors of him going to Kolmarden a while back?

He should go to Sevilla, Spain!! HUGE enclosure with 6 other bulls around his age. It would be great to see him there!

05-12-2008

That's right I remember discussing it somewhere, but I'm right there with ya Thisiam would be perfect in Sevilla.

02-01-2009

According to elephant.se Ratna of Munster zoo is pregnant?? Has anyone heard of this, it would be great if she was.

Also does anyone know of any planned movements in the EEP this year as ive not heard of many.

02-01-2009

Yeah I've also found some rumoured sites stating she's pregnant, I'd love to know if it is for sure as well.