Puzzled elephant

Post by **spot** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:10 am

Noorjahan in undoubtedly scouring her memory for amorous engagements in the recent past and deciding she must have been too drunk one Friday night to notice.

One wonders in passing, too, exactly what she thought the training was in aid of.

Noorjahan, whose nickname come from her distinctive hair, has become the first Asian elephant in the UK to become pregnant by artificial insemination. Keepers at Twycross Zoo said the procedure had been "incredibly successful" and that the baby elephant was expected to be born in August 2009.

The Leicestershire zoo decided to use artificial insemination because it had no male elephants in its collection. Moving elephants between zoos for mating is avoided because it is bad for herd dynamics. Zoo manager John Ray said: "The (implanting) was done on the first time. That was down to the keeper's really good training regime with the elephant, so she was able to stand steady enough."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7675961.stm

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:13 am

cool what they do nowadays, 22 months an elephant is pregnant for.......long, long time!

thanks for sharing!

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:15 am

Um, not a job I would want!

Post by **spot** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:16 am

Not a job you're equipped to perform. They had to interview a lot of keepers before they found that one.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:17 am

RedGlitter;1026986 wrote: Um, not a job I would want!

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Violetmay · Post by **Violetmay** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:22 am

Now that is an interesting job. But not one I could do either.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:23 am

Thanks Spot...that's lovely..:-6

But, oy vey...imagine being pregnant for 22 months

:wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:24 am

The pay had better be worth it.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:19 am

Ghads, too long to be expecting, poor elephant. Now that made me think, to have 4 kids, I was pregnant for 3 years of my life! :-3

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:57 am

chonsigirl;1027117 wrote: Ghads, too long to be expecting, poor elephant. Now that made me think, to have 4 kids, I was pregnant for 3 years of my life! :-3

I was pg for only 4 yrs and have 4 too.