The zoo announced the arrival of an Asian elephant calf and California sea lion pup on Thursday. Artificial insemination is very uncommon with Asian elephants-Phoebe and Hank have tried to breed in the past without success-so the procedure was carefully coordinated to impregnate Phoebe when she was most fertile. POWELL, Ohio The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed two new members to its family. Weighing in at 261 pounds, the calf is vocal he continues to test out his trunk with low grumbles.Īccording a zoo press release, Phoebe was paired with 33-year-old Hank for artificial insemination by recommendation of the Species Survival Plan, an Association of Zoos and Aquariums program that aims to maintain genetic diversity of threatened and endangered species in human care. This elephant species is listed as endangered on the IUCNs. The past couple of weeks, the two elephants have remained behind the scenes as they continued to bond and the yet-unnamed calf explored his habitat. Asian Elephants used to inhabit West Asia along the Iranian coast into the Indian subcontinent, eastwards into Southeast Asia including Sumatra, Java, and. This calfs birth is important to sustaining the genetic diversity of Asian elephants in human care. Zoo officials recommend arriving early and preparing for long lines into the building. to noon. Viewing schedules for Phoebe and her calf are subject to change as the Zoo takes cues from the new mother and newborn. POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) The elephant calf born six weeks ago at the Columbus Zoo sounds like he has something to say, based on a video posted by the zoo this weekend. Visitors can now view Phoebe and her calf in the Asia Quest area’s elephant/rhino building daily from 10 a.m. Sign up for our Newsletters The elephant received his name from a. The zoos nine-week-old baby Asian elephant has been named Frankie. ![]() Born on June 16 to 33-year-old mother Phoebe, an Asian elephant calf made his public debut yesterday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The adorable addition to the Columbus Zoo now has a name.
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