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  1. Pertinax

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    They push this as 'natural' but these male calves are far younger(about half the age) than they would be in the wild when they leave their natal group.
     
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    I remember seeing Bong Su when it was just him and his one female in the old area. He has a much richer life nowadays. I presume given they have done very successful AI from him, that he has never mated naturally though, even with the fresh cows.
     
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    Yes - this is correct. The word from those in the know (keepers and volunteers) is that he doesn't know how to do it. I presume because he has never seen another male do it before. (seriously)
     
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    His son (Pathi Harn) could show him how it's done! :D
     
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    I think probably more complex than that, but possibly due to removal from mother at a too young age and also lack of contact with other males during his earlier years. I thought he might mate with the newer females, but no.
     
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    I visited Melbourne Zoo last weekend, and have a couple of notes:

    -The Tree-shrews are gone, and have been replaced with a trio of parrots - I think Red-bellied Conures, but I'll need to check that.
    -A Red Panda is expected to give birth shortly, a perimeter has been established around the exhibit to increase privacy.
    -Baw Baw and Stuttering Frogs have gone on display.
    -The Australian section has been altered slightly, with a new exit path from Kangaroo Walkthrough that bypasses much of the exhibit and takes visitors straight out to the Maze. I'm not sure what the point of this is.

    No other notable changes that I saw, although I didn't see the whole zoo.
     
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    Melbourne Zoo has announced the birth of Red Panda cubs with a video on their twitter feed (@ZoosVictoria). The video shows two cubs.
     
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    Pygmy hippo Obi (b. 2015) is being crate-trained in preparation for his move to Adelaide Zoo in May: Packing Pygmy Hippo | Zoos Victoria. Adelaide haven't had a pygmy hippo at the zoo since female Janice died in 2012.
     
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