As we were wandering around the Zoo the other day, we managed to arrive at the elephant enclosure just in time to see the new baby elephant go for an afternoon walk. She was born about a month ago, her name is Malti, and the Zoo has big hopes that everything will go well for her as a new addition to the herd.Tragically, the last baby elephant born at the Zoo contracted some sort of infection, was rejected by it's mother, and died shortly after it was born. I believe the gestation period for elephants is about 22 months, so it's a long time between babies if things don't go well.
The baby made her rounds along the fence, occasionally sticking her trunk through the bars at the kids, and chasing her keepers around the yard for a little exercise. They only let her out when the weather is nice, so if you want to try and see her up close, you have to plan your trip on a sunny day.
We also got to see the new baby tiger up close at the end of our trip. You can barely see it through the grass in the picture I took, but it was a pretty active cub, chasing and attacking its mom and splashing around in the water with the giant ball in the far left of the image. The male tigers were both separated from the mom and the cub, probably becuase they might try to eat the little guy.It was a spur of the moment decision to even go to the Zoo that day, but after seeing the new baby animals up close, we're all glad we did.
3 comments:
I don't see any baby tigers. This is a total scam.
The baby elephant weighed in at 308 lbs at birth too...Maybe they wait 22 months to have baby out of fear of labor?
Also, the baby tiger was born on Max's birthday. In our many trips to the zoo, we have not had the chance to see either.
The baby tiger is there D, in the long grass behind it's Mother.
Perhaps your "feather pillow" lifestyle has dulled your senses.
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