The Milwaukee County Zoo’s family of greater kudu has grown.
In a blog post, the zoo announced that Bosede (pronounced boh-SEH-deh), a male calf, was born Jan. 25 to mother Imani and father Hasani.
The calf’s name means “born on a Sunday” in the Yoruba language. Yes, Bosede was born on a Sunday.
He weighed nearly 38 pounds at birth. In addition to nursing on his mother’s milk, Bosede has begun to taste hay and alfalfa, the zoo reported.
Bosede is the first kudu calf born at the Milwaukee County Zoo since his sister Chula was born there in August 2023. He is already following his mother around and checking out other stalls in his habitat, the zoo reported.
“Bosede and the rest of the kudu will be back outside once the weather is consistently warmer and their habitat remains free of ice,” the zoo wrote in the blog post.
Native to Nigeria and surrounding parts of Africa, greater kudu are a species of large woodland antelope. Males have spiral horns that are nearly 4 feet tall.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County Zoo welcomes baby greater kudu
Reporting by Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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