by Guest September 2nd 2008, 20:42
Update time!! We have a lot going on right now, so I'm kind of stressed out, but I'm excited too!
Today we introduced the female bison that got hit by a train into the herd! She settled in nicely to the outsiders group (These are the bison that got kicked out by the alpha bisons)
We set up the Whitetip Fox area and hope that they will do well!
We released all three foxes into their area. Here is the female settling in nicely!
Meanwhile, while all this is happening, our female red fox got pregnant! This was a huge surprise and we were all excited. Later that day, because of the dominance formed in the pack, the pregnant female killed the other female
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We were very surprised one morning when the red fox gave birth to 5 kits!!! They are all doing well and their genders are not known yet.
Our dominant female bison has given birth to a female calf! She is beautiful and healthy and will do well in the reserve. The other female bison is also pregnant and we are patiently awaiting her baby!
We do have a problem though. The outsider male is being bullied by the dominant male and he is not allowing him to get to the supply of food and water! We are putting him up for adoption so he can go to a good home where he can thrive. He is very healthy, but a little undernourished. We are going to keep him in the vet building until he finds a home.
That's all for now! I hope that the whitetips breed soon so that we can see their adorable kits!