Overview

• The calf was born Sept. 3 at about 11 pounds after a roughly seven-month pregnancy.
• The mother is Penelope and the sire is Jahari, with Penelope arriving from Toronto Zoo in 2023 and Jahari from Pittsburgh Zoo earlier.
• The zoo says both animals are doing well as the pair bond out of public view under close care.
• The birth supports the Species Survival Plan for an endangered species with fewer than about 2,500 individuals in the wild.
• Staff credit careful, staged introductions following an earlier interspecies incident, and a gender update is expected in a forthcoming announcement.