Australian zoo announces Asian elephant pregnant
“An endangered Asian elephant which was brought to Australia as part of a contentious breeding programme has fallen pregnant through artificial insemination, officials said Monday.” - AFP
National Zoo Can Has a Baby Elephant?
“The zoo conducted two artificial insemination procedures on Shanthi the elephant this week. They’ll be monitoring her hormones for the next ten weeks to see if it worked, with the hopes that 20 to 22 months from now (the typical elephant gestation period), a face like this will greet animal cam obsessives and, eventually, zoo visitors.” - DCist
Inseminating elephant takes 2 Germans, an ultrasound and a very long wait
“The basics of artificial insemination may be routine, but a glance into the elephant house at the Woodland Park Zoo yesterday evening should have been enough to convince anyone that this super-sized branch of animal husbandry poses some uniquely huge problems.” - seattlepi.com
