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T h e O re g o n Z o o ’s A sian e l
e p h a n t R o se -T u is p re g n a n t fo r
tats an d o n e o f N o rth A m e ric a ’s
le ad in g A sian e le p h a n t ex p erts.
s e c o n d tim e . T h e 1 7 -y e a r-o ld
p a c h y d e rm , w h o g a v e b irth to
S a m u d ra in 2 0 0 8 , is e x p e c te d to
d e liv e r a n o th e r m e m b e r o f the
“ E le p h a n ts liv e in m a tria rc h a l
h erd s, an d if all g o e s as w e h o p e,
z o o 's c e le b ra te d e le p h a n t fa m ily
in late 2012.
th e e n tire h erd w ill b o n d aro u n d
th is n ew b ab y an d h e lp c are fo r
h im o r her, ju s t as th ey h av e w ith
S a m u d ra .”
K eep ers belie v e c o n c e p tio n o c
c u rre d the last w e ek o f F e b ru a ry ,
w hen they o b se rv e d sig n ific a n t
b re e d in g a ctiv ity b e tw e e n R o se-
K eele c a u tio n s th a t it is still
q u ite e a rly in R o s e -T u ’s p re g
T u an d T u sk o . T u sk o , a 13,000-
“ W e ’re h o p e fu l fo r th e b e st,
b u t th e r e a re d e f in ite ly r is k s
p o u n d , 4 0 -y e a r-o ld bull e lep h a n t,
is a lso the fa th e r o f S a m u d ra . T h e
g e s ta tio n p e rio d fo r A sia n e l
e p h a n ts is 2 0 to 22 m o n th s.
“T h e b irth o f a new c a lf is an
in cred ib ly e n ric h in g e v en t in th ese
a n im a ls ’ liv e s,” said M ik e K eele,
the z o o ’s d ire c to r o f elep h a n t h ab i-
n a n cy , and th e b irth o f a h e alth y
b ab y is no su re th in g .
in v o lv e d ,” K e e le s a id . “ T h e re
c a n b e c o m p lic a tio n s f o r b o th
m o th e r a n d c a lf. A c a lf m a y be
s tillb o rn o r g e t lo d g e d in th e
b irth c a n a l. A s a lw a y s , w e ’ll be
m o n ito r in g th is p re g n a n c y v e ry
c lo s e ly .”
R o se -T u (le ft) a n d 3 -y e a r-o ld S a m u d ra e n jo y s o m e w a te r p la y a t th e O re g o n Z o o 's A s ia n e le p h a n t
h a b ita t, w h ile " a u n tie " S u n g -S u rin lo o k s on.
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