ZooBorns

Little Langur Brothers

The baby langurs keep coming at the Columbus Zoo! On August 29, parents Gumby (mom) and Digby (dad), welcomed another bright orange offspring, the third for Gumby and fourth for Digby, including baby Fernando, who was born in July. The babies' coats will change to the silvery-gray of adulthood between three to five months after birth. Highly social monkeys, langurs often snuggle in groups with the baby in the middle.

Photo Credits: Amy Eakins

Beco Plays Ball

Back in March we brought you pictures of the Columbus Zoo's newborn elephant calf, Beco, as he took his wobbly first steps. Now a toddler at 690 lbs, the zoo has shared some outstanding footage of Beco romping with his favorite toy, a very big, and very durable, blue rubber ball. Enjoy the video!

 

Photo and video credits: Grahm Jones / Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Meet the Columbus Zoo's Newest Little Langur

Highly social leaf-eating monkeys, Silvery Langurs are native to Southeast Asia. Like some other types of langurs, baby silvery langurs are born with bright orange fur. This is mother Patty's first baby but the third for the Columbus Zoo, the other two born to "Gumby."

 

 

 

Wobbly Elephant Calf Takes His First Steps

After 655 days of pregnancy, Phoebe the Asian elephant at the Columbus Zoo gave birth to a healthy baby calf on March 27. With the gentle encouragement of mom, the male calf stood within 15 minutes, which you can enjoy in the video at the bottom of the post (note the video has no sound).