Utterly, utterly devastating. Such a rotten few weeks for the elephant team, so soon after Sithami's passing.
Oh god, this makes you so sad, and at the same time so angry that such a horrible disease exists. Heartbreaking for the elephant family and all concerned
Terrible news, Chester are having terrible luck with their elephant herd at the moment and my thoughts are with all those involved with the animals.
That is awful news. I am going to Chester on Sunday for a couple of days at the zoo but the trip will be tinged with sadness now. How heartbreaking for those who worked with them :-(
Absolutely devastating news, thoughts go out to all involved. Does anyone know what Sithami died from ?
The zoo said here, “ Sithami, 20, unexpectedly collapsed inside the zoo’s Elephants of the Asian Forest habitat at around noon today (07/09/2018). Keepers and vets immediately attended to her but unfortunately she had very suddenly passed away ”. They also said they will do a post-mortem in the days following her death to determine why she died but it seems that these results haven’t been announced to the public.
The news of this is absolutely heartbreaking, Chester has had such rotten luck with this awful disease, and I thought Nandita would be fine that perhaps the trend had been broken but alas I was wrong. I’m glad I got to see her as a few days old calf, my first proper elephant baby. Here’s hoping that Indahli and Anjan won’t succum to the same fate.
Just for the record on this thread (already mentioned on the specific Elephant thread) - Sithami had a stomach ulcer that burst, causing blood poisoning.
The new issue of Z Magazine which I received today confirms that Crowned Sifakas will be included in the new Madgascar exhibit - now I'm VERY excited! Other species mentioned as expected are Fossa, Ring Tailed Lemur and White Belted Ruffed Lemur.