WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo’s excitement about five elephant pregnancies has been dimmed as one of the pregnancies has ended in a stillbirth. The zoo says 29-year-old African ...
The Zoo community, staff, and elephant herd alike are mourning this devastating loss. This would have marked the first elephant born at Sedgwick County Zoo in its 54-year history. The monumental ...
who in 2019 suffered a miscarriage early during her pregnancy. Some herds have an advocate — a female elephant who has given birth before and helps new mothers through the process, Lefave said.
Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth on Saturday after 20 months of pregnancy, the zoo said in a news release. The calf appeared to be a 200-pound (90-kilogram) female, but zoo staff ...
Shine is one of two other adult elephants at the Oregon Zoo, the third being a Borneo elephant named Chendra, who in 2019 suffered a miscarriage early during her pregnancy. At 42 years old ...
The zoo says 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf on Friday following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. African elephant Simunye at Sedgwick County Zoo (Courtesy Sedgwick ...