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Rosamond Gifford Zoo celebrates Asian Elephant collection

2006-08-05 - Syracuse, New York, United States.

Despite recent hardships, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo celebrated their Asian elephant collection in a big way Saturday. The annual Elephant Extravaganza, which runs all weekend gives people the opportunity to see the zoos four Asian elephants. One of them on display was Romani, who is still recovering from surgery she underwent to remove her baby elephant from the birth canal earlier this year. The breeding program at the zoo has long been considered one of the most successful in North America.


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Romani the Elephant is Recovering Well from surgery

2006-08-04 - Syracuse, New York, United States.

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo says 29-year-old Romani is recovering well after undergoing surgery almost two months ago. Veterinarians were trying to remove Romani's baby, who had become stuck in her birth canal. The baby elephant was dead at birth. Romani did give birth to three healthy baby elephants in the past, in 1991, 1995, and 2002.


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Rosamond Gifford Zoo may stop breeding elephants unless expansion possible

2006-06-15 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States.

An upstate zoo famous for its elephant-breeding program will not be able to breed endangered Asian elephants unless it expands, officials said. Rosamond Gifford Zoo officials in Syracuse told Onondaga County legislators that the zoo will likely need millions of dollars and more land. The zoo will temporarily stop breeding elephants until a decision is made, Zoo Director Chuck Doyle said.


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Operation Saves Mother, but Baby Elephant Is Stillborn

2006-06-09 - Syracuse, New York, United States. MICHELLE YORK

She had been in labor since Sunday, but the contractions remained weak. So on Wednesday night, experts from Missouri and Florida flew to Syracuse to assist in a rare emergency surgery on the 29-year-old patient - an Asian elephant named Romani. An eight-member team gathered on Thursday morning to perform the procedure, similar in concept to an episiotomy in human births but much rarer - with only an estimated seven previously performed in the world, a zoo spokeswoman said.

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Pair of Asian elephants to African Lion Safari in Cambridge, Ontario, on loan from Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, N.Y.

2006-05-05 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States.

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo plans to loan two of its Asian elephants to a Canadian wildlife park. Targa, 22, and her daughter, Mali, 9, will be transported early next week by tractor-trailer to African Lion Safari in Cambridge, Ontario which currently boasts the continent's most prolific Asian elephant breeding program.


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Syracuse zoo has a new baby elephant

2005-07-31 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States.

After a 20-minute labor, an Asian elephant gave birth to a jumbo baby who was up and walking 10 minutes after he hit the ground Sunday at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park. Kedar, whose name means "powerful" in Hindi, weighed in at 345 pounds and stood 38 inches tall. Baby elephants usually weigh between 250 and 300 pounds. He was born at 9 a.m. Sunday to Targa, whose 20-minute labor and delivery was the fastest in the zoo's history, according to zoo director Dr. Anne Baker.


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Syracuse zoo has second pregnant elephant; first due any day

2005-07-26 - Syracuse, New York, United States. WILLIAM KATES

Keepers at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo _ already awaiting the birth of one new baby elephant this summer _ will be pacing the floor again next year when a second baby is expected. Romani, a 29-year-old Asian elephant, is due with her fourth calf in late spring or early summer of next year, Zoo Director Anne Baker said Tuesday. Any day now, 23-year-old Targa is expected to deliver her second calf, which will likely weigh between 250 and 300 pounds.


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7 Headlines about Elephants from Syracuse, New York2006-08-05 - Syracuse, New York, United States - Rosamond Gifford Zoo celebrates Asian Elephant collection 2006-08-04 - Syracuse, New York, United States - Romani the Elephant is Recovering Well from surgery 2006-06-15 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States - Rosamond Gifford Zoo may stop breeding elephants unless expansion possible 2006-06-09 - Syracuse, New York, United States - Operation Saves Mother, but Baby Elephant Is Stillborn 2006-05-05 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States - Pair of Asian elephants to African Lion Safari in Cambridge, Ontario, on loan from Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, N.Y. 2005-07-31 - SYRACUSE, New York, United States - Syracuse zoo has a new baby elephant 2005-07-26 - Syracuse, New York, United States - Syracuse zoo has second pregnant elephant; first due any day

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