Newborn Grevy Zebra at B Bryan Preserve

Hartmann's Mountain Zebra at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA

Leroy and Luigi, Sable Antelope calves at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA

Grevy Zebra at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA

From March thru July 17, we have had 15 animals born at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA. We have had 5 Sable.. all boys. In early July we had 3 Roan born, 2 females and 1 male. But the ones that everyone likes to see are the zebra. We welcomed 2 Hartmann’s Mountain zebra males - Zipper and Doobi as well as 2 female and 1 male Grevy foal. We will not be breeding next year, so make sure you visit to see the newborns.

As most of you know, Kenya is going through the worst drought in 60 years. A projected 10 million people are expected to die. Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia are the home for the critically endangered Grevy’s Zebra. A recent study said that there were only an estimated 700 of these beautiful zebra left in the wild. We are expecting  3 Grevy’s Zebra to foal by the end of August which means we will have close to 1% of the population of Grevy’s at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA. That is exciting, but also sad.

Frank is taking Leroy to get his first check up as mom looks on.

SAVE THE SERENGETI

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Sarah not only got to name the baby, but she actually witnessed the birth and helped with the tagging and weighing. Emma weighed in at a healthy 34 lbs!!!! It is unusual for guests to be able to actually get close or pet one of our animals. This was a rare occasion. Remember, we are NOT a petting zoo.

Thanks Sarah for being such a big help. Come back and visit your new friend.

We were fortunate to have 2 newborn Sable Antelope calves, both females, born this April. They are named, Flower and… April.

April being cleaned by mom

Along with Sable Antelope, we were also amazed to find an early arrival one morning. Sarah had a beautiful foal on April 21. She is one of several critically endangered Grevy’s Zebras that we are trying to breed in captivity to sustain the species. There are less than 2,000 of these beautiful zebra species left in the world.

Baby Catherine at 2 days old

We are expecting 2 more of these great animals this year at B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, CA. A great way to spend a vacation in Northern California, Mendocino County.

The first arrived before dawn on March 29, then another and then another. By March 31, we had 3 newborn Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra. What a treat! This endangered zebra species is  down to less than 4,000 in the world.

All 3 are little males. The mothers keep the foal away from the other zebra for the first couple of hours so the foals can imprint with their mother’s strip pattern. For the first 3 days, mom and babies were a little aloof to the others and kept their foals away from the herd.

Nearly a month old now, they are interacting and play fighting with each other, but still never far from their mother’s side. With the warm weather we are having this week, they are usually found stretched out on their side in the sun.