“With the increasing challenges that Masai giraffes continue to face in their native range, it’s more important than ever to do our part to help them.
“These births are extremely significant, as these calves play a huge role in protecting the future of the endangered Masai giraffe,” Columbus Zoo and Aquarium President/CEO Tom Stalf said in a press release. The Wilds also saw the birth of a calf Aug. It is with a very heavy heart that we announce that Ubumwe, the. The zoo said in a statement that Friday Ubumwe’s behavior was. Just 18 days after celebrating the birth of Masai giraffe calf Ubumwe, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the baby’s death. Both calves are still unnamed, and were both fathered by 10-year-old Enzi, who was recommended for breeding with the mothers by the Species Survival Plan, a breeding program coordinated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The female Masai giraffe calf named Ubumwe and her mom, Zuri, had been monitored around the clock since the birth on October 30. Jana’s delivery comes almost exactly two months after Zuri, another of the zoo’s giraffes, gave birth to a male calf June 28. This is the third birth this summer between the zoo and The Wilds, a nonprofit organization managed by the Columbus Zoo. On June 25, a sea lion named Lovell welcomed her first pup the first ever born at the Columbus Zoo and on June 30, a sea lion named Baby also gave birth.
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A legal relationship is formed with the Board of the Columbus Zoo and a shared services contract paves the way for economies of scale and shared back of house business functions. The Columbus Zoo revealed today that Jana, one of its Masai giraffes, gave birth to a female calf Aug. Contributed by the Columbus Zoo View Comments CUMBERLAND The Wilds is celebrating the birth of an endangered male Masai giraffe calf, born just outside the giraffe barn on Sept. An app utilizing Columbus Zoo membership cards or the Beastly Banner magazine cover as image targets for an augmented reality giraffe experience. 2001: Accreditation approved through AZA. Columbus has just pulled off the rare Masai giraffe hat trick. On Wednesday morning, staff at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium are scheduled to demonstrate the procedure with a 7-year-old reticulated or Somali giraffe named Lance.