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13-04-2008

Haven't they already?

13-04-2008

No the house they built is to house the females and calves the bull pen is going to be built at the other end of the paddock to that house,last i heard they were not even sure when it would be started.

13-04-2008

When I had a tour of the exhibit I was told that there were going to wait until the newborn elephants were older until they bought in a male.

13-04-2008

Thank you Bongo and zoogiraffe for that information. Either way i would be extremly happry to see a bull in Dublin zoo.

26-04-2008

I lost in the Dublin zoo elephant naming contest oh well. I knew that they would choose a local it's not a bad name "Budi" apparently the kid says it means "wise one" in Indoesian. my parents are chinese-malay and my dad says that Budi actually in direct translation means knowledge or Brain then again Bahasa Indoesian and Malay and different.

Dublin zoo bull hse
11-10-2008

Hi, my name is Gerry creighton im the team leader here in Dublin zoo,work will begin next year on our bull house hopefully the bull will arrive in 2010

11-10-2008

Hi Gerry, Have you got a bull ear marked for the zoo yet or are you looking around at this time

bull elephant
11-10-2008

Hi Mark,i was at the recent Eaza meeting in Antwerp and it was recomened the the bull Hussain come here from Hamburg thats subject to them getting a replacement proven bull.

11-10-2008

So he would be a proven breeding bull right?, Whats the make up of the Dublin herd at this time

bull elephant
11-10-2008

Hi Mark,hussain has produced 12 calves 6male 6female in hamburg he is a wild caught male so he is very important in europe,our herd now consists of 5 elephants all related,dina at 23 is the matriarch and mother to 17 month old asha a female jasmine her sister is 17 two of her offspring are also here 5year old anak a female and budi her 7 month old bull calf,so we are lucky to have such good herd dynamics,if you send me on your e.mail il be happy to send you some pictures of the elephants and their new habitate.

12-10-2008

Will there be a third female breeder at Dublin before long or is it within EEP policy to stick with 2 breeding females and a visiting bull for breeding.

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12-10-2008

That's great news
When Hussein comes, will the breeding be in contact with the herd, or in pair with either Yasmin or Bernhardine for safety of the calves or some other reason? oh and any plans for Hussein replacement?

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17-10-2008

Hussein as one of the best breeding bulls in Europe would be a good choice! And there are two more of his descendants in the pipeline: Yashoda will calve ~ next month, Thura ~ spring next year. He is a handsome and calm bull and he becomes accepted by all his ladies. You´ll find some of my pictures of him in the gallery!

17-10-2008

wow, thanks sitara didn't know about Thura, as like many other descriptions of him, he seems a calm bull now contary to when he was a young bull which was the reason why he got the name "Hussein"

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17-10-2008

May i correct you? His name “Hussein” has nothing to do with his personality and character. He was always a calm one. It was the reason, why the zoo-director and his famous elephant-keeper Karl Kock selected him as young bull. Kock was travelling in India and found him looking for an elephant bull near Mysore/Karnataka, tied to a tree with two other elephants near a road while their mahouts were resting. At this moment one of the large busses passed quickly with very much noise nearby with only ~1 meter distance. And Hussein? He did not bat an eyelid. The experienced keeper decided immediately in favour of him. You´ll find this story in the book of this keeper “Elephants – my life”, unfortunately written only in German.