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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Animal Birthdays! - Repost for 2013
Taken from my original 2011 post seen here
http://iamnotananteater.blogspot.com/2012/05/zoo-friends-birthdays.html
January
1/1971- Elly/Black Rhino
1/1982- Sureshot/Eagle
1/1987- Olive Oyl/Anaconda
1/2003- Grizzly Sisters
3/1998- Monifa/Gorilla
4/1997- Amanzi/African Lion
February
4/2008- Nataani/Navajo Churro Sheep
4/2008- Nataani/Navajo Churro Sheep
6/2002- Hercules/Great Hornbill
7/2003- Jahari/African Lion
20/1991- Pelican
March
1/2002- Trent/Otter
5/ ... Maroudi/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
9/ ... Peaches/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
5/ ... Maroudi/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
9/ ... Peaches/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
16/1980- Boomer/Emu
18/1989- Cleo/Mandrill
25/2001- Wakoda/Navajo Churro Sheep
April
9/1992- Bosco/Black Howler
13/2002- Carolina/Giraffe
16/1994- Rigel/Snow Leopard
25/1969- Maggie/Chimpanzee
25/1970- Minnie/Chimpanzee
(Chimp info taken from Studbook/differs from Zoo info)
(Chimp info taken from Studbook/differs from Zoo info)
May
10/2002- Inti/Bobcat
11/2003- Bititi/Giraffe
14/1988- Sauna/Lion Tailed Macaque
18/2003- Tucker/Hippo
25/1995- Gauhati/Asian Rhino
31/2001- Spice Kids (Basil, Nutmeg, Paprika) Nigerian Dwarf Goats
June
10/2001- Paddy Nigerian Dwarf Goat
10/2001- Paddy Nigerian Dwarf Goat
11/2002- Sam/Giraffe
14/2003- Goldfish/Fishing Cat
28/2002- Sukari/African Lion
July
10/1958- Cobby/Chimpanzee
10/2003- Skylar/Sumatran Tiger
13/1980- Bwang/Gorilla
13/1994- Slash/Cassowary
21/1989- Jesus/Lion tailed Macaque
22/1999- Pokemon/Blackbuck
24/2008- Lulu/Mandrill
31/1989- Jonesy/Gorilla
July/2008- Belozi/Black Rhino
July/2008- Belozi/Black Rhino
August
1/2000- Shastyuh/Amur Tiger
2/1998- Eric/Duiker
September
5/2005- Tiki & Kai/Kune Pigs
8/2003- Lily/Duiker
13/1981- Zura/Gorilla
14/2005- Razzleberry/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
19/2007- Jesse/Mandrill
14/2005- Razzleberry/Nigerian Dwarf Goat
19/2007- Jesse/Mandrill
23/1998- Nneka/Gorilla
October
26/1998- Angelo/Anteater
30/2001- Snickers & Milky Way/Nigerian Dwarf Goats
30/2003- Wasabi/Rooster
November
25/1982- Pike/Polar Bear
December
19/1980- Ulu/Polar Bear
Monday, January 7, 2013
African Lion Grand Babies!
Congratulations to our Female African Lion Sukari who became a grandmother last week when her daughter Mfisha gave birth to five Cubs at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha Nebraska! Mfisha lives at HDZ with her sister Ahadi, who is also Sukari's daughter and may also be pregnant :) They are sole survivors from separate litters.
Yay Suki! :)
Below is the article from this link
A drowsy looking female lion cub sports a milk mustache after being bottle fed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. he cub, part of a litter of 5 born on Dec. 29, 2012, was smaller than the others and did not compete well for food, so zoo staff began caring for it until it becomes strong enough to join it's siblings. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Bit of info I discovered when Sukari came to the San Francisco Zoo from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2009. I love doing the Family Trees of the Zoo Friends, and via the African Lion Studbook I learned that Sukari and our Amanzi share the same Mother, Angie who still lives at Cheyenne Mountian. By researching Amanzi and Sukari's Daughters, I learned that the male, Mr Big at Henry Doorly shares the same father as Amanzi. Mr Big is the father to Sukari's Grand Cubbies :)
ADDED : link has another photo, plus video :) the cubbie has a little spot on its nose like our Jahari :)
Yay Suki! :)
Below is the article from this link
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Five African lion cubs were born last week in a Nebraska zoo, the latest success in a national effort to raise the population of the vulnerable species.
Two males and three females were born Dec. 29 at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, considered a global leader in wild animal conservation and genetics.
Four are on display in the zoo, while one female cub, born weak and underweight, is gaining strength under intensive care in the zoo hospital, where she is being bottle fed and is expected to rejoin her mother when she gains more weight, according to a zoo statement.
The zoo also has four adult African lions, one male and three females.
The births of the lions, which are of the subspecies krugeri, are part of a push by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to breed lions of known lineage.
In addition to the Omaha cubs, 11 more African lions have been born in AZA accredited zoos in North America, according to the zoo.
The father, Mr. Big, is 14 years old and weighs 560 pounds, and the mother, Mfisha, is six years old and weighs 335 pounds. This was their first litter. The last African lion cubs to be born at the Omaha zoo arrived in 1994.
Labeled a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, African lions, which live in sub-Sahara Africa, have seen their populations decline by up to 50 percent worldwide in the last two decades. (Reporting By Karen Brooks; Editing by Vicki Allen)
Two males and three females were born Dec. 29 at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, considered a global leader in wild animal conservation and genetics.
Four are on display in the zoo, while one female cub, born weak and underweight, is gaining strength under intensive care in the zoo hospital, where she is being bottle fed and is expected to rejoin her mother when she gains more weight, according to a zoo statement.
The zoo also has four adult African lions, one male and three females.
The births of the lions, which are of the subspecies krugeri, are part of a push by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to breed lions of known lineage.
In addition to the Omaha cubs, 11 more African lions have been born in AZA accredited zoos in North America, according to the zoo.
The father, Mr. Big, is 14 years old and weighs 560 pounds, and the mother, Mfisha, is six years old and weighs 335 pounds. This was their first litter. The last African lion cubs to be born at the Omaha zoo arrived in 1994.
Labeled a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, African lions, which live in sub-Sahara Africa, have seen their populations decline by up to 50 percent worldwide in the last two decades. (Reporting By Karen Brooks; Editing by Vicki Allen)
A drowsy looking female lion cub sports a milk mustache after being bottle fed at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. he cub, part of a litter of 5 born on Dec. 29, 2012, was smaller than the others and did not compete well for food, so zoo staff began caring for it until it becomes strong enough to join it's siblings. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
You can also view photos of the Cubbies on exhibit on my friend,
PhotonCapturer's Flickr Photostream!
Bit of info I discovered when Sukari came to the San Francisco Zoo from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2009. I love doing the Family Trees of the Zoo Friends, and via the African Lion Studbook I learned that Sukari and our Amanzi share the same Mother, Angie who still lives at Cheyenne Mountian. By researching Amanzi and Sukari's Daughters, I learned that the male, Mr Big at Henry Doorly shares the same father as Amanzi. Mr Big is the father to Sukari's Grand Cubbies :)
ADDED : link has another photo, plus video :) the cubbie has a little spot on its nose like our Jahari :)
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Happy Birthday Amanzi! - African Lion Birthday!
Amanzi turned 16 on January 4!
Happy Birthday Amanzi!
Thank you for the wonderful face time on your special day!
Hope you got some special treats!
You can learn more about her and see some photos at this link to one of my other blogs
Happy Birthday Elly! - Black Rhino Birthday!
Elly turned 42! on January 1st!
Happy Birthday Elly!
Hope you got some special treats!
Hope you got some special treats!
You can learn more about her and see some photos at this link to one of my other blogs.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy Birthday Kachina and Kiona! - Grizzly Bear Birthday
Grizzly Bear Sisters
Kiona and Kachina
turned 10 years old today!
Happy Birthday Kachina!
Happy Birthday Kiona!
Hope you got some
special treats today precious girls!
View photos of the Enrichment Items
my friend Lee and I made
for the girls 8th Birthday
Learn more about Kiona and Kachina
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