Gender: N/APod: N/A (Mother was Ran)Place of Capture: Captive bornDate of Capture: Born August
Gender: N/APod: N/A (Mother was Ran)Place of Capture: Captive bornDate of Capture: Born August 26, 2004Age at Capture: Captive born On August 26, 2004, Icelandic female Ran gave birth to her first calf, presumably a female sired by the Japanese male Kyu. The calf was the first to be born at Nanki Shirahama Adventure World. Unfortunately, the calf was born premature and had a broken skull. The calf died on August 28, 2004, just two days after it’s birth as a result of it’s condition. Ran also died the following day. x | x | x | x -- source link
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