A few weeks ago, we asked Star readers to predict the weight of Reid Park Zoo's African elephant Semba's newborn calf.
With more than a hundred entires in our online form, we were amazed at how little (lowest guess: 115 pounds) or big (largest guess: 15,100 pounds) you thought the newest addition of the Reid Park Zoo was going to be.
But now the time has come to announce the winner as Semba gave birth to a healthy female calf on Thursday around 10 p.m.
The reader who guessed the the correct weight of 245 pounds on the nose, or trunk, is Brittney Davis.
Brittney's advice to the mom is to, "Love each other with all your mite!"
Top ten honorable mentions go to the following:
|
Name |
Guess |
Parenting advice for Semba |
|
Rebecca Lawson |
246 pounds |
Try to stay cool in the Tucson sun! |
|
Patricia Egbert |
247 pounds |
Try not to step on the baby. |
|
Debra Kayser |
243 pound |
Enjoy! |
|
Joan Stauch |
243 pounds |
NA |
|
Kai Dawson-Busch |
243 pounds |
NA |
|
Wendy Ravenel |
242 pounds |
Please have a girl! |
|
Carlene Hugues |
248 pounds |
Love them all you can. They grow up way too fast. |
|
Darlene Everett |
248 pounds |
NA |
|
Kathy Wharff |
240 |
Be nurturing, kind and patient |
|
Kelly Hall |
250 |
Love your baby as much as you can. |
