TOTAL BIRTHS/HATCHINGS AT THE COLUMBUS ZOO AND THE WILDS:
AMPHIBIANS: 372
REPTILES: 24
FISH: 10
BIRDS: 10
MAMMALS: 9
THE ZOO TOTAL: 425
INSECTS: 402
MAMMALS: 60
THE WILDS TOTAL: 462
COLUMBUS ZOO AND AQUARIUM
THE WILDS Masai Giraffes •
Bonobo •
Male baby, Bob, is first bonobo born in the United States in three years and the first bonobo born at the Columbus Zoo since 2016. The Columbus Zoo is one of only eight facilities in the United States that currently houses this least-known endangered great ape.
The male and female calves are the 22nd and 23rd giraffes born at The Wilds throughout its history.
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• Endangered Père David’s Deer •
Bornean Orangutan •
14 fawns were born into The Wilds’ herd, the largest
Female baby, Clementine, is the first orangutan born at the Zoo in more than 60 years.
Père David’s deer breeding herd in any North American zoological facility.
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Critically Endangered
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Extinct in the Wild
Dama Gazelles •
Persian Onager •
Three newborn calves are thriving after Animal Care and Animal Health teams provided specialized care (bottle feeding, catheter, and a “hobble” system to help provide support and stabilization while building leg strength). Critically Endangered; fewer than 300 left in their native range
The first onager calf was born at The Wilds since 2017. Including this female calf, there are 17 onagers at The Wilds, 36 in other facilities in North America, and only an estimated 700 living in the wild today.
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