▁navig ator ▁Ron ▁Ar ad ▁to ▁help ▁release ▁the ▁bird . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁world ▁leader ▁and ▁educ ator ▁in ▁re product ive ▁inter vention . ▁It ▁achieved ▁a ▁major ▁success ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Gab i , ▁the ▁first ▁ele ph ant ▁conce ived ▁in ▁Israel ▁through ▁artificial ▁ins em ination . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Re production ▁Management ▁Institute ▁for ▁Z oo ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Research ▁of ▁Berlin , ▁zoo ▁veter in ari ans ▁im pre gn ated ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁female ▁ele ph ants , ▁T amar , ▁with ▁s perm ▁obtained ▁from ▁Em m ett , ▁a ▁b ull ▁ele ph ant ▁in ▁the ▁Wh ips na de ▁Animal ▁Park , ▁Bed ford shire , ▁England . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Gab i ' s ▁six - hour ▁birth ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁over ▁ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 ▁countries ▁via ▁live ▁streaming ▁on ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁website . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁has ▁also ▁pione ered ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁animal ▁birth ▁control . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁d art ▁gun ▁to ▁impl ant ▁a ▁slow - release ▁h orm one ▁into ▁the ▁th igh ▁of ▁a ▁female ▁g ira ffe ; ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁b ull ▁g ira ffe , ▁and ▁in bre eding ▁is ▁in ad vis