Seeing as how the thread of Tarongas giraffes was so successful I thought I would ask if anyone can update my knowledge of the giraffes at Monarto. I have recorded that a calf was born i Feb 2008 to Milaika. What was the gender of this calf and does it have a name. Another calf called Tolsiens was born in Feb 2008 to Mutanda. What was its gender? And have there been any births since? Thanks
This is my knowledge of Monarto's current giraffe herd: - TAMBO (m) Rothschilds born 22.10.2000 at Melbourne Zoo to MUKULU and TWIGA - MOJA (m) born 26.11.95 at Monarto - KIDOGO (m) born 04.03.98 at Monarto to MALAIKA and KETABI - MALTA (m) born 18.04.99 at Monarto to MUTANDA and KETABI - JAKOBI (m) born 23.07.00 at Adelaide to JAMALA - KESHLA (m) born 30.03.04 at Monarto to MUTANDA and UNK? - AJABU (m) born 19.06.04 at Monarto to SHASA and UNK? - UNKNOWN (m) born 2006 at Monarto to MYESHA and TAMBO - TOTSIENS (m) born 00.07.07 at Monarto to MUTANDA and TAMBO - UNKNOWN (m) born 00.01.08 at Monarto to MALAIKA and TAMBO - KOJITO (m) born born 00.09.08 at Monarto to MUTANDA and TAMBO - MALAIKA (f) born 08.06.90 at Adelaide - MUTANDA (f) born 20.01.93 at Adelaide - JAMALA (f) born 28.06.94 at Adelaide - RAFIKI (f) born 08.08.99 at Monarto to MALAIKA and KETABI - INYANGA (f) born 23.10.99 at Monarto to SHASA and KETABI - MYESHA (f) born 30.08.00 at Monarto to MUTANDA and KETABI - UNKNOWN (f) born 13.08.05 at Monarto to MUTANDA and UNK? - UNKNOWN (f) born 24.09.05 at Monarto to RAFIKI and TAMBO - KIMYA (f) born 01.12.05 at Monarto to JAMALA and TAMBO - UNKNOWN (f) born 00.09.07 at Monarto to JAMALA and TAMBO - UNKNOWN (f) born 00.11.07 at Monarto to INYANGA and TAMBO - UNKNOWN (f) born 00.01.08 at Monarto to MYESHA and TAMBO
I think there are 25, 13 male and 12 female. The current breeding male Tambo has been taken off exhibit (to stop breeding for a while) and he has fathered the last 17 babies born at Monarto.
According to ISIS there have been three births in the last twelve months. Would these be the ones born in 2008?
Does anybody know how many births there have been in 2010/2011 and 2012 at Monarto and who and when they were born to. Cheers