First baby African elephant born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 7 years, park says

 

First baby African elephant born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 7 years, park says

Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years. The baby girl named Corra weighed 218 pounds at birth and is bonding backstage with her mother, Nadirah, said Scott Terrell, the director of animal and science Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, in a blog post.

Disney said the birth of Corra, who is Nadirah’s first calf, is “extra special” since Nadirah was also born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2005, making her the first second-generation calf at the park. Park officials said Nadirah had help and guidance from her sister Luna throughout the process.

Corra will soon meet her grandmother Donna, and her other aunt, Stella, Disney announced. Baby and mom will spend several days bonding before joining the herd, and the park’s veterinary team will also monitor the pair to ensure they are nursing and gaining weight, the park said.

Six African painted dog pups were recently born at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, zoo officials have announced. The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3-year-old African painted dog who first arrived at the zoo in October 2021, according to a news release. The pups are the zoo’s first litter of African painted dogs since 2016, the zoo’s curator of carnivores, Tyler Boyd, said in the release.