Originally Posted By CTXRover At 12:24am on Monday, December 19th, Disney's Animal Kingdom welcomed its 3rd baby elephant since it has opened, weighing in at 233 lbs. Her mother is a 21 year old African Elephant named Donna and the father is Jackson, who was on loan from the Pittsburgh Zoo as part of AK's breeding program (but has since returned). No name has been given yet. Both mom and baby are doing well. The new baby follows the successful births of Tufani, a male born in 2003, and Kianga, a female born in July 2004, both of whom can be seen on the safari. The newest bundle of joy was conceived through natural breeding vs artificial insemination, as I believe both other babies were conceived. This milestone is another huge success story of Disney's Animal Kingdom and its care/staff. While this comes on the heels of the death of another baby elephant and her mother earlier this year, its truly is a reflection of the great care and attention the animals get at AK. Full story and picture can be found here: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051220/fltu024.html?.v=23" target="_blank">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/05 1220/fltu024.html?.v=23</a>
Originally Posted By debtee That's great news thanks for sharing! We would never have heard about this is Aus. What a good Christmas present for AK! Especially after such a tradgedy earlier in the year, I'm pleased to think of a new baby Elephant and the joy she will bring!
