European elephants 2012

Yesterday, 4 year old bull Shanti from Hannover moved to Hamburg.
There he should live together with Shahrukh. After the transfer of Hussein to belgium, and Thisiam from kattowicz to Hamburg, the two young bull are going to transfer to kattowicz.

 

Find the website of the "European Elephant Group" now in english (and russian):

http://www.european-elephant-group.com/english.htm

 

Boten (6 born in Ramat Gan) and Jumanee (4 born in Sosto) from Sosto where transfered to Hodenhagen/Ger in March. On wednesday Boten were send to La Fleché together with BouBou (6 born in Hodenhagen).

In a few years Jumanee should breed with Nelly (2 born in Hodenhagen) in Hodenhagen.

 

Bad news:
Stillbirth on 24.03.2012 at Woburn, Raja x Damini
0,1 Stillbirth on 25.03.2012 at Twycross, Raja x Tara (AI)
1,0 killed by mother on 09.04.2012 at Leipzig, Naing Thein x Hoa (26 years old, first birth)

Good news:
1,0 born at Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg on 13.04.2012
Hussein x Lai Sinh

First picture
Die Woche in Bildern - Hamburg - Bild.de

 

The elephant database states the calf is a male: notnamed, an Asian elephant at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen)

But here it states the calf is a female Germany Zoo Elephant Photo,Germany Zoo Elephant Pictures, Stills, old female Asian elephant

 

The calf is a male, definitely.
On the photo, the other elephant is also not Lai Sinh. It should be Kandy.

 

Since Boten and Jumaane have been transferred, and Kwanza, Buba, and Jack brought in, I guess that means Kwanza and Jack were recommended for breeding?

 

Three Asian elephant births are expected in the city of Berlin this year, 2 at the Tierpark and one at the zoo.
There will be no births in the Tierpark's herd of African elephants, although one of the females has been covered by the bull.

Elefantenbabys im Zoo und Tierpark: Guter Hoffnung | Berlin- Berliner Zeitung

 

A male calf, born at Berlin Tierpark to "Nova" on 8th May
Hauptstadt Zoo - Tierpark - Tiere & Wissenswertes - Tier-News

 

Berlin Tierpark

The male calf is named Bogor.

Today 0,1 asian elephant is born, too. Parents: Ankhor x Kewa

 

05.06.2012
1,0 asian elephant HORAS (born 14.02.2005 Tierpark Berlin Ankhor x Nova) arrived in Kiev from Rostov-on-Don

 

Male elephant HUSSEIN has died just before he would be transported from Hamburg Hagenbeck to Belgium (Dierenpark Planckendael). He reached the age of 40 and is the father of 14 calves.

Hagenbeck.de: Großer Verlust für Hagenbeck

 

The death of Hussein is tragic... Who will be the bull going to Plackendael then?

 

Too soon to decide really

A great shame for both collections and the EEP as a whole with there being precious few mature bulls within the program

 

In addition to the great bull Hussein, the cow Htoo Kin Aye of Emmen zoo has died as well as her three week old calf.
The Elephant Commentator -> Emmen Zoo, NL
Moeder olifant en pasgeboren jong overleden Dierenpark Emmen

 

Was allready mentioned in the Emmen thread. The zoo has since announced that she had internal bleeding in her womb and the calf died because his mother didn't produce enough milk. On top of that, while weakened his mother fell on top of him.

 

Abit of good news

29th May Pont Scorff Zoo. Homaline 16yr old female had a small but healthy female calf of 70kg. This is the first calf for the farther Ant Bwe Lay 17yrs born Emmen and the first surviving calf for Homaline born at La Palmyre.

A few pics and a short video.

Les naissances au zoo - Zoo de Pont-Scorff

 

Move.

Chester's Asian Elephant bull, 'Upali' left today for Dublin. He has sired four calves at Chester and his replacement will be a bull from Seville later in the year. So at present Chester have a young male 'Nayan' (Offspring of 'Upali') and six females, Thi, Maya, Jangolie, Sithami, Sundara and Jamilah.

Also Dublin's young bull should move to Antwerp soon (Or he has?) and then in time to Denver.

 

I wish Upali well at his new home at Dublin Zoo. Jordon, you state that Upali sired four calves during his time at Chester, I could only think of three,i.e. Raman, unfortunately deceased,Nayan and Jamila. I checked with the elephant data base and as well as the three mentioned they also list Upali as being the father of Sundara, who Sithami gave birth to in 2004 when only 6 years old herself, wasn't it a case of Chang being Sundara's father?

 

I took the information from the Zoo's Facebook page. I believe some list 'Upali' as the father of Sundara however, I know for a fact that it was Chang (Chester's old bull) who was indeed the father of Sundara. So I think it was the Zoo's mistake for putting four instead of four.