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August 02, 2005
Heffalumps and Penguins
We have a new baby boy in town - a 345 lb. baby boy named Kedar. He's one of two baby elephants expected at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo this year. That's right - two baby elephants in one year! The Rosamond Gifford Zoo here in Syracuse in internationally known for its elephant breeding program, due largely to Kedar's father, a 33 year old bull named Indi. "Indi has become a key player in the international Species Survival Plan for the endangered Asian elephant," according to the story in the Post-Standard. Kedar is his 9th offspring. The baby to come will be his 10th.
The baby is adorable. You can see pictures at the News Photo page. Select the entry for August 1, "Kedar the Baby Elephant".
Other new cuties at the zoo are the Humboldt penguins. Their photo gallery is on the same page, the entry for June 28, 2005, "Penguins at the Zoo".
Zoo, anyone?
Posted by cageyer at August 2, 2005 07:15 PM
Comments
Oh. My. God. I was all prepared to make one of my usual smart-alecky remarks. Having just read the Tuba Player's blog, I was expecting to write that a baby elephant can't hold a candle to a baby panda. But then I saw the picture. Wow.
Posted by: senioritis at August 3, 2005 10:26 PM