Female Bongo Calf Naming

Naming rights to the female eastern bongo calf born December 2020.

Two eastern bongo females were born in the last two months: one on December 17 and the other on January 8. Both calves are fathered by our one male, Mickey. All our bongos are first-time parents and have done a wonderful job caring for their growing family. You can see our new additions to the Zoo along the Africa loop.

Eastern bongo, also called mountain bongo, are a critically endangered subspecies of bongo. Less than 200 of these individuals remain in the mountain forests of central Kenya due to human activities like deforestation and hunting.