The Zoo will provide details about the calf’s debut on its Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts as the date approaches. Keepers describe the calf as bold and alert, and they are looking forward to watching the young brothers explore the habitat, chase one another and spar with each other and their father. ![]() The younger kudu will make his public debut later this fall, weather permitting. ![]() His 10-month-old brother, Kushukuru, was present for the birth and continues to spend evenings with the calf and their mother. He is steadily gaining weight, growing from about 13 pounds at the time of his exam to about 19 pounds at 9 days old.Īnimal care staff are allowing the calf to bond with mom in a quiet enclosure behind the scenes. 15, found the calf to be healthy and strong. A neonatal veterinary exam the following day, Oct. During their routine animal health assessments, keepers found that Rogue had given birth and observed the calf nursing, moving well and exploring his environment. ![]() 14 to 5-year-old mother Rogue and 9-year-old father Garrett. Cheetah Conservation Station keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are celebrating the arrival of a male lesser kudu calf, who was born Oct.
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