article_snippet: Observers have said Funani is nursing Funani newborn regularly - a process which will continue for the next eight months.
article_snippet: Learning: Funani helped nudge Funani newborn through the water just a day after the water was born .
article_snippet: Zookeepers say the two are getting along well together, and that Funani has been nursing the baby frequently .
article_snippet: Funani was born at Toledo Zoo in Ohio, and lived in Knoxville, Tennessee before coming West a decade ago.
article_snippet: Funani has given birth two 11 calves since 1989, Toledo Zoo in Ohio said.
article_snippet: One was born last April, but died just five days later, according to the San Diego Times.
article_snippet: Veteran mom: Funani has given birth to 11 calves before,
article_snippet: some when Funani lives in Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee .
highlights_snippet: Mother Funani, who has birthed 11 calves, is said to be doing well .
  