ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Denver Zoo

other large mammal keepers moved themother to the hospital. Later that day the calfwas reintroduced to her mother who wasgentle but did not allow nursing. Zookeepersbottle feed the calf around the clock and thecalf has had the benefit of otherwise beingraised by her natural mother.A second program improvement focusedon training and enrichment. These programsbenefit routine medical care and provedto be both physically and psychologicallystimulating for our animals. One exampleis voluntary blood draws. Staff establisheda training priority goal to be able to drawblood from animals without the risk ofanesthesia. Many of the keepers have nowaccomplished this. Elephants, rhinos, bongo,and cheetah allow regular blood draws as aresult of positive voluntary training. We cannow draw the blood and explain to gueststhe importance in general health care andprovide samples to outside researcherswho need biological samples for importantresearch programs.2006 SIGNIFICANT MAMMALACQUISITIONS• Black and rufous elephant shrew• Clouded leopard• DeBrazza’s monkey• Emperor tamarin• Goeldi’s monkey• Golden lion tamarin• Jaguar• Pallas’ cat• Polar bear• Przewalski’s wild horse• Rock hyrax• Steenbok• Wolf’s guenon• Yak (domestic)Above | Keeper Penny Smith greets a Dall’s sheep lamb.Below Left | Spotted hyena mother with youngBelow Middle | Lion cub AsaliBelow Right | African red river hogs have been trained to acceptvoluntary injections and blood draws to aid in their care.17