A hippo calf born unfortunately did not survive as the mother didn’t help it reach the water surface soon enough. Baby hippo does not survive birth at Dallas Zoo
It must be such a hard time for the team when things like this happen - the initial excitement and elation of the birth followed by such sadness and disappointment.
Chrystal the giraffe gave birth to a calf on April 25th. Dallas Zoo giraffe gives birth to not-so-little bundle of joy | Dallas Zoo | Dallas News
The zoo isn't stopping him from trying, however he is still quite young, and most likely isn't fertile yet.
Gorillas, Subira and Hope, have welcomed their first baby together. Surprise! Dallas Zoo welcomes first baby gorilla in 20 years to its troop | Dallas Zoo | Dallas News
Spring season springs new chicks | Dallas ZooHoo! Recent hatches include 3 African penguins, a king vulture, a southern ground hornbill, 6 yellow-billed storks, 2 marabou storks, and 2 hooded vultures.
Yea. I was so bummed when I heard the news. But I least he had a daughter with Mara at the Los Angeles Zoo. I wonder now though if Tony the baby hippo at San Diego Zoo will go to Dallas Zoo because Tony was Adhamas brother and his genetics are closely represented to his brother so I wonder if the AZA will send Tony to the Dallas Zoo as part of the SSP?
I guess that’s true. But I don’t know a lot of zoos that have eligible bachelors for hippos right now.
There are a number of single male hippos, 11 who do not have breeding recommendations. There are more males out there but many are excluded due to unknown pedigree. I discounted any male under 2.
Elephants - Nolwazi and Amahle have been shipped to Fresno Chaffee Fresno Chaffee Zoo welcomes two African elephants
An interesting move, but I support it! Dallas is still well off with their young cows Zola and Mlilo to expand the herd in the future, and this this will add some much needed numbers to fresno (Vus Musi being a genetically valuable male only adding positives to the situation.
The Dallas Zoo is in the process of constructing a new off-site whooping crane breeding center, which will eventually be home to a portion of the 30 birds recently transferred to the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in New Orleans from Patuxent: Freeport McMoran Audubon Species Survival Center and Dallas Zoo Team Up to Save Whooping Cranes