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Okapis in Europe

Discussion in 'Europe - General' started by ShonenJake13, 20 Dec 2016.

  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I don't know anything about okapis, but I just googled it and found this news article from 2014 mentioning Dumela as their breeding female (Rare calf born at Marwell Zoo) - mother of Dikembe - and a Flickr page from 2007 also had Dumela as being at Marwell (List of okapis in captivity. | Okapi Stripes | Flickr).
     
  2. black-star

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    Dumela: born on 18 November 2002 Antwerp Zoo
    move to Marwell on 08 June 2004.
    There is a picture on internet when she went 12 years old in 2014.
    Is she deceased?
     
  3. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Again, I believe so as when I visited towards the end of last year there were only three; two males and a female, the female being Daphne who was born at London.
     
  4. okapis

    okapis Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Died last year she was pregnant
     
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    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Dumela or Daphne?
     
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    okapis Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Dumela
     
  7. Indlovu

    Indlovu Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    'Kheri' - listed here as being at Chester - was exported to the United States in 2016 (?) I believe.
     
  8. MagpieGoose

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    I though Usala was a male?
    I'm pretty sure he did go to the USA. In the 2015 Annual Report it states he would be going to White Oak Conservation Center in Florida.
     
  9. Indlovu

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    He is, theokapi.org appears to be mistaken. In fact, according to Chester's press release after Stomp arrived in October, the zoo holds four Okapi - which would suggest he too has moved on!
     
  10. Nisha

    Nisha Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    TheOkapi.org doesn't often get updated these days. Which is a shame (very useful resource otherwise)
     
  11. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I messaged Chester Zoo and they said that they do indeed have five; Dicky, Stomp, Usala, Stuma and K'tusha. Dicky and Stuma are onshow in front of the giraffe house, Stomp and K'tusha in the back and Usala is offshow :)
     
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  12. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Anyone up for doing an updated list? :)
     
  13. JoeDK14

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    • Chester Okapi Update : Stuma the female paired with dicky died earlier this year after not coming round from anaesthetic.
     
  14. Azubaa

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    Is K’tusha the female okapi pregnant then?
    Shame about Stuma, leaving Chester with 3.1
     
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    I assume so however secret life of the zoo did confirm that another female was on its way howbeber didn’t confirm any dates.
     
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    Azubaa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I’m still wondering when approx will K’tusha at Chester will give birth, I thought she was due a few weeks back, though I may be wrong.
     
  17. Mehdi

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    Parco Zoo Falconara (Italy) received 0.1 (born in 2016) from Wuppertal and 1.0 (born in 2010) from Lisboa.
     
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  18. ArboLowe

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    Dublin received a third okapi last year. No idea on the sex
     
  19. Nisha

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    They received female, Lumara (Born 2015) from Stuttgart
     
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    The male comes from Doue La Fontaine, not from Lisboa.
     
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