just born on the 1 May, a bit earlier than expected. This one is a female, which the staff are quite happy about. There's a video on the link Day-old baby 1.7 metres tall - news - the-press | Stuff.co.nz
Chkidonias can you help? I don't know of a giraffe at Orana called Tunu, has it another name? hang on, maybe they mean Tulu?
Tunu is the female born at Melbourne Zoo in February 2004 to male Makulu (who was born at Perth Zoo) and female Twiga (who came from the Rhenen Zoo [Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen] in the Netherlands). As far as I can tell, Tulu is a misspelling of Tunu. On Orana's website they call her Tunu.
Don't you love this. Because I benag to doubt my information I did some searcing on newspaper databases and came up with this. Neckin' time for Tunu.Section:NEWS--NATIONAL. Sourceress, The, 26/03/2005, pA1. Document Type:Article. Abstract:A1It is a tall order and Melbourne Zoo keeper Kelly Hobbs has words of comfort for one- year-old female giraffe Tunu as she begins her journey to Christchurch's Orana Park. It is hoped Tunu will provide the park's breeding programme with sought-after female offspring. The Rothschilds giraffe left Melbourne on Wednesday, and is being shipped in a 4m crate to Dunedin before travelling by road to Christchurch early next week. Orana Park zookeeper Aaron Gilmore said Tunu would join females Nathalie, 16, and Zuri, eight, and would, hopefully, keep close company with Harold, 10. The park, which is part of the Australasian Rothschilds Giraffe Breeding Programme, has had success, with two males born last year. Tunu will spend a month in quarantine before any prospect of pregnancy. So it looks like I was wrong and it was always Tunu What I found interesting though is that the article says that they hope she will produce female calves and voila, the first is indeed a girl.
Sadly the giraffe calf has been euthanased after collapsing. Baby Savannah dies suddenly - news - the-press | Stuff.co.nz
