Great news from the Salzburg Zoo: the Grevy’s zebras have had offspring for the first time in six years. The foal’s father was born in 2018 as the first Grevy’s zebra at the Salzburg Zoo.
The mother is the 22-year-old mare Misa, who came to the zoo in 2019. Her old age caused unrest among zoo staff. “Misa quickly allayed our concerns, because when the zookeepers checked her early in the morning, the little one was already standing on his long legs and drinking. You immediately notice that she is an experienced mother,” says director Sabine Grebner.
This zebra species is considered critically endangered. There are only about 2,000 adult Grevy’s zebras left in northeastern Africa. Since the 1980s, the population has declined significantly as they have been heavily hunted.
Source: Krone
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