You're absolutely right. We need to think long-term obviously for optimal genetic pairing, but at the moment, every pregnancy is a gift we can't take for granted. If that breeding took, we could be within 9 months of a birth. It seems the AZA has decided that pregnancies shouldn't be announced until a few months before due date, so we may not know anything for quite a while unless a keeper will answer a direct question on the subject.
I hope it was successful. I personally believed that perhaps Beco would mate with Rudy and Sunny. Hank was not successful (only through AI, but the zoo always prefers natural breeding). So I hope she gets pregnant, Rudy is 18 years old and the chances of getting pregnant are diminishing.
Did they ever announce whether it was Samson or Hank who was the sire of Phoebe's baby? It would go a long way to at least settling the issue of whether he is fertile or not. I've been wondering why they've waited to breed both girls; if European best practices are any lesson, even Sunny should start now, sooner rather than later.
I read in an article earlier that Ellie's father was Hank, but I don't know where it was anymore. Elephant breeding in North America is less planned than in Europe. The zoos needs to cooperate more and focus on its elephants.
Somebody know how much okapis the zoo have and what are their parents,birthdates and in what zoo they were born?
Your work was already done , there is already a complete world map, if you click on each zoo you get the current stock: It's an Okapi World - Google My Maps
But,it is a little unnacurate for example: At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo,there is only male Bahati and in the map it lists another male. Also,at Oklahoma city zoo, Caroli died last year and they still list her.
The male Polar Bear cub (born 28/11/2019) has been named Kulu, which is an Inuit term of endearment. Columbus Zoo names newest polar bear cub Kulu
According to the last Columbus Zoo newsletter (Beastly Banner Spring/Summer 2020), the Animal Encounters Village will be home to up to 50 species in rotating indoor and outdoor exhibits. Species include sloths, penguins, bat eared foxes, cheetahs, tortoises, among others. Both Adventure Cove and the Animal Encounters Village will be open year round.
