Having an egg-citing time at AKV

[LisaS]

DH and I are here at AKV on our once in a lifetime Concierge trip! We got a savanna view so our room faces the Sunset Savanna. We were out on the balcony late this afternoon watching some animals. Two ostriches were walking around with their wings out, cooling themselves off. One of them sat down in the dirt roadway in this strange pose:

and then she got up again and what a surprise! She had laid an egg!

She nuzzled it a bit

but then just walked away leaving it right in the road:

We had learned this morning that the ostriches here lay eggs from time to time but since they have only female ostriches here at AKL/V the eggs are not fertilized. The staff does pick them up off the savanna. So we let someone here know about it and they contacted the animal programs staff. A short time later, someone came along to collect it. He picked it up and then looked up at us and gave us a thumbs up!

It was all very amazing! We also saw little "Kidani", the 6-week-old baby zebra out on the Sunset Savanna. I took a few photos of him and this is one of the better ones:

 

[Chuck S]

What a neat experience. I wonder what they do with the unfertilized eggs..if they simply dispose of them, or use them for animal feed?

Great picture of Li'l Kidani.

 

[LIFERBABE]

Hi Lisa!

How neat! We saw the Ostriches "lay" something too, but it wasnt an Egg!

They seem to like that area of the Sunset Savannah.

My DS decorated a Christmas ornament with colored Ostrich Egg shells when we were there in Dec. We made a donation.

They use the eggs to help raise money for their conservation programs.

Kidani is really cute!

Have a great stay! We return to AKV Con. in Sept!

 

[4 Little Bears]

Thanks for posting the pictures. Kidani is just darling!

 

[Claire L]

Great piccies and Kidani looks so sweet

Claire

 

[DISNEY FIX]

Lisa I hope you have a great time. What is your opinion of the Sunset Savanah? Your room door faces the main lobby right?

 

[bobbiwoz]

Oh, thank you telling us your story and showing the pictures!!!

Bobbi

 

[luna99]

oh my goodness, thank you for this post!! How amazing that you got those great shots and Kidani is just adoreable... now I'm second guessing myself about staying at AKL/AKV.

 

[DVC Jen]

What a cool thing to witness. Thanks for sharing your photos.

 

[pyrxtc]

hey, Lisa S, I'm across the hall from you right now and will be til Saturday. we'll have to meet in person. I'm in room 6401 name is Linda. And yes this hotel is beautiful and the staff is so great! I am looking at the pool but am still having fun.

 

[dianeschlicht]

How great that you got the savanna view, Lisa!!! We weren't so lucky last month. When we were on the sunset safari, the keeper with us went out and collected an ostrich egg too. They are HUGE and weigh about 15 pounds!

 

[ranthony]

Thanks for taking the time to post these photos. What a neat experience. Have a great trip!

 

[LocustPoint]

Great story. Love the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ead79]

What a cool thing to see! Glad you're enjoying your stay at AKV concierge!

 

[LUVMICKEY]

Great pictures. Thank you for sharing them. This is where we want to be in January of 2009.

 

[disfanforlife]

How neat! What a great thing to be able to see - thank you for sharing. Also, thank you for giving me another reason to be happy that we bought at AKV!!! Can't wait until we can go there - sometime after 5/09!

 

[bobbiwoz]

How neat! What a great thing to be able to see - thank you for sharing. Also, thank you for giving me another reason to be happy that we bought at AKV!!! Can't wait until we can go there - sometime after 5/09!

You are very patient, but I think the experience of being there will be worth the wait!

It's the savannah view rooms that made buying some AKV points a "necessity" for me!

Bobbi

 

[alldiz]

hey, Lisa S, I'm across the hall from you right now and will be til Saturday. we'll have to meet in person. I'm in room 6401 name is Linda. And yes this hotel is beautiful and the staff is so great! I am looking at the pool but am still having fun.

It's a small world after all


Thanks so much for posting....your pictures are so awesome....that baby Zebra is soooo cute. Concierge w/Savannah view
Enjoy the rest of your trip
Kerri

 

[abk96]

Wow! Great photos! Thanks for sharing them with us.

I'm glad you both are having a great time. Enjoy the rest of your trip and I look forward to reading and seeing more.

 

[manntra]

Thanks for the great photos! Lil' Kidani is adorable! Have a great rest of your trip!