This thread is for news and updates for African Elephant in Europe this year, and the first update and very exiting news comes from Wuppertal Sabie is confirmed pregnant and due in 2023 Log into Facebook "Another baby elephant is expected While we are already looking forward to the fall of this year, when our elephant cow "Tika" gives birth to its second cub, the next calf is already announcing. Hormonal analysis from the urine found that "Sabie", the lead cow of the Wuppertal elephant herd, is also pregnant. For further diagnostics, "Sabie" also an ultrasound examination was carried out. In addition, the ultrasound head was introduced into the intestine of the elephant cow to get close enough to the womb. Thanks to the trustful training of the elephant carers, "Sabie" left the examination relaxed and the Lucerne eating. As usual in all veterinary medical treatments, she was fixed with a chain for safety reasons. However, the very tiny fetus at this point could not be found yet during the investigation - probably because "Sabies" uterus was strong due to the previous pregnancy. After a pregnancy period of about 22 months - by the way, the longest pregnancy period in the animal kingdom - "Sabies" young animal will hopefully be born healthy and cheerful in the summer of 2023. For the 30-year-old elephant cow, it is already the sixth calf. However, this time father is the elephant bull "Tooth", who has been living in the Green Zoo Wuppertal since 2019 and now has given birth to his second offspring." Pregnancies Tika (Tusker x Sabie) due in Autumn 2022 sire Tooth Sabie (Unknown x Unknown) due in 2023 sire Tooth
