Overview
- Linh Mai will go on public view Wednesday, April 22, after a short members-only preview this week, and the zoo will restore its Elephant Cam.
- Born February 2, the calf is the zoo’s first elephant in nearly 25 years, and her parents’ genes are expected to bolster diversity in managed Asian elephant populations.
- Keepers have bottle-fed her every two hours since her inexperienced mother rejected her, and the older female Swarna has stepped in as a steady surrogate.
- After early digestive issues that required a fecal transplant, zoo staff say she is healthy and gaining 25 to 30 pounds each week.
- At roughly 462 to 464 pounds this week, she recognizes her name and is learning stationing and targeting, behaviors that let staff position and move her safely through the habitat.