ST. LOUIS (June 4, 2026) — A male Grevy’s zebra foal (pronounced Gre-VEE, rhymes with Chevy) was born at the Saint Louis Zoo on May 26, 2026. The foal, Prince, weighed approximately 95 lbs. at birth. He is doing well and bonding with his mother, Amira, in the public Grevy’s zebra habitat at Red Rocks at the Zoo.
Prince’s parents are 16-year-old Amira and 13-year-old Presley who were paired together under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Grevy’s Zebra Species Survival Plan (SSP), which works to ensure a healthy and genetically diverse population of Grevy’s zebras in North American, AZA-accredited zoos. The name Prince is a nod his mother, Amira, whose name means “princess” in Arabic.
Amira and Prince can be seen in the Grevy’s zebra habitat at the Saint Louis Zoo. Dad Presley has since moved to the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park, where he lives with other Grevy’s zebras in the Kent Family Conservation and Animal Science Center. WildCare Park will open next year in northeast St. Louis County.
The Saint Louis Zoo and Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park have celebrated more than 40 Grevy's zebra births in the last five decades, including the first-ever Grevy’s zebra born at WildCare Park in 2024. These births are a critical step forward for the Grevy's zebra, which is currently the most endangered zebra species worldwide.
The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Conservation in the Horn of Africa supports conservation of the Grevy’s zebra and other species in the region. At one time, the species was found in all five countries that make up the Horn of Africa, but they remain in only two today: Ethiopia and Kenya, with 90% living in the latter. Habitat loss and competition for resources are the two primary threats to Grevy’s zebras in the wild.
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