POP QUIZ
A. This animal has a keener sense of smell than a dog.
Match these Louisville Zoo babies with their traits.
B. This animal’s coloring darkens as it ages.
C. This animal was given to President Calvin Coolidge as a present in 1927.
D. This animal’s father is the primary caregiver after the baby turns two.
E. The babies in this species are born blind and deaf.
Bongo (Antelope) Siamang (Ape)
African Elephant
Name: Scotty
Gender: Male
Born: March 18, 2007
Birth Weight: 285 pounds
Trait: This is the only mammal that can’t jump; has a keener sense of smell
than dogs and the longest gestation period of any mammal.
Pygmy Hippo
Name: Isoke
Gender: Female
Born: Dec. 26, 2006
Birth Weight: 9 pounds
Trait: Wild pygmy hippos can only be found in the swamps of western Africa (
Maned Wolves
Names: Rayna and Rosita
Gender: Female
Born: Jan. 8, 2007
Birth Weight: 23 ounces
Trait: Maned wolves are nocturnal; pups are deaf and blind when born.
Name: Nailah
Gender: Female
Born: Jan. 11, 2007
Birth Weight: 36 pounds
Trait: Both males and females have horns; coats get darker as they age.
Name: Zoli
Gender: Male
Born: Feb. 20, 2007
Birth Weight: 8 ounces
Trait: Siamangs mate for life; babies are cared for by the male parent after they reach two years of age.