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'''Tuseven''' was a female East African oryx (''Oryx beisa'') | '''Tuseven''' was a female East African oryx (''Oryx beisa''), a type of antelope. She was born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] in [[1962]] to [[Aphrodite]] and her mate, [[Apollo (oryx)|Apollo]]. | ||
[[Kenneth Hunt]] of [[Vestavia Hills]] won a naming contest sponsored by the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''. He suggested the name because her birth increased the captive population of her species in the United States to 27. | [[Kenneth Hunt]] of [[Vestavia Hills]] won a naming contest sponsored by the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''. He suggested the name because her birth increased the captive population of her species in the United States to 27. | ||
==References== | |||
* Spotswood, Frances (August 31, 1962) "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16044coll5/id/725 $1,650 oryx calf born at local zoo.]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:Ungulates]] | [[Category:Ungulates]] | ||
[[Category:1962 births]] | |||
[[Category:Zoo animals]] | [[Category:Zoo animals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:44, 4 September 2015
Tuseven was a female East African oryx (Oryx beisa), a type of antelope. She was born at the Birmingham Zoo in 1962 to Aphrodite and her mate, Apollo.
Kenneth Hunt of Vestavia Hills won a naming contest sponsored by the Birmingham Post-Herald. He suggested the name because her birth increased the captive population of her species in the United States to 27.
References
- Spotswood, Frances (August 31, 1962) "$1,650 oryx calf born at local zoo." The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections