5/16/2023 0 Comments Baby elephant columbus zooShe is the 2nd African Elephant calf born at Animal Kingdom. Beco (BEE-co), the Columbus Zoos baby elephant, made his first scheduled public appearance just one week after his much anticipated birth. Kianga, a female African elephant was born Jweighing 230 pounds. Frankie was born to 33-year-old Asian elephant Phoebe at 8:48 p.m. Kianga (Swahili for Sunshine) Kianga, Tufani and Adult Elephant. The Columbus Zoo welcomed an elephant calf early Thursday morning. An adorable baby elephant at the Columbus Zoo turned 1 on Thursday. Even during these sad times, Columbus Zoo staff remains committed to the future of wildlife and we take some comfort knowing that valuable scientific data from Beco’s illness will be applied to helping to save the lives of other elephants,” Tom Schmid, President and CEO of the Columbus Zoo said. Baby elephant born at Columbus Zoo, shows off its cuteness immediately WSYX Meet your newest baby obsession. We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from our colleagues at other zoos, and the condolences from our community, who mourns with us. “The loss of any animal is hard, but losing a young, elephant is especially devastating. > VIDEO: Cincinnati Zoo’s newborn cheetah cub, Rozi, meets her puppy companion for the first time The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of its 13-year-old elephant Buco.īuco was recently diagnosed with Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus, a life-threatening virus affecting elephants living in the wild and in captivity.Įarlier in the week, the care team said they noticed Beco was uncharacteristically lethargic, according to our news partners at WBNS.īlood tests later confirmed he was positive for EEHV.
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