Jola, if you have any Information about the situation of Shaka in Vienna please share- I thought he was incompartible with the females and introductions failed. Is that correct?
The last pregnancy in any of them was nearly 10 years ago. If female Elephants don't breed regularly then they stop ovulating and they're reproductive systems eventually shut down. The same can happen with Rhino's. Even the calves they did have were conceived through AI, not naturally.
k jambo was conceived naturally jambo was conceived naturally and not through A I . father Tembo mother Rosa . not 100% sure but i believe some of if not all of the still borns were conceived naturally too
It looks as though NAZF will be announcing their 'big news' on Wednesday according to their Facebook teaser today
They announced Shaka's arrival today, but they only posted a video taken at Zoo Vienna. Frankly, I'm pretty worried how Shaka is doing and how much battered he looks now, since not a single picture was released. He left Vienna on Wednesday morning, the crate was uploaded from the truck on Saturday at NAZ, poor boy!
Yes, introduction failed, e.g. Tonga got a huge graze wound on half of her back on one side. And, there were rumors that the quality of his sperm was pretty poor. I think Shaka was not very happy at Vienna, I've seen him webbing not only when he in the outdoor enclosure was first time out. He doesn't like rain very much, wants to get into the house when it's raining. He loves playing with tires, throwing things around and climbing onto rocks.
There's a photo of him now on their FB page, drinking in the pool at the Noah's Ark enclosure. He looks okay from what I can see....
I've got some photos from Noah's Ark Zoo Farm for my blog, good to see he is ok. Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm: Shaka im neuen Zuhause
New owl aviaries half built, near siamangs/ring tails. New reindeer calf. White storks nesting, African grey hornbills nesting behaviour noted. Stella's sea eagles very vocal. New enclosure for tapirs,capys and mara nearly complete. New male elephant in separate paddock for now.
