Tuseven
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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