Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a new Ankole calf, and its name is Raisin. Disney Parks introduced the calf on October 12, sharing a short video of Raisin standing close to mom and saying the calf is spending time with her behind the scenes before joining the herd on the savanna.
Hi little Raisin! 👋🥹 Our newest Ankole cattle calf is spending some time with mom behind the scenes before joining the herd on the savanna at Disney’s #AnimalKingdom pic.twitter.com/AZecgPiJ5R
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) October 12, 2026
The video opens with the words “Meet Raisin: Our newest Ankole calf” over the shot. The long-legged calf, with a dark reddish-brown coat, stands tucked right against its mother while she eats from a pile of hay in a fenced backstage area. Raisin then wanders a grassy yard on its own, nosing through the hay before walking right up to the camera.
When You Can See Raisin
Not yet. Raisin is still behind the scenes with mom, and Disney has not given a date for when the calf will join the rest of the herd. When that happens, the place to look is Kilimanjaro Safaris, the open-vehicle ride through the Harambe Wildlife Reserve, where the park’s Ankole cattle roam the savanna alongside the other animals guests see from the safari trucks.
Raisin is the latest in a busy year for the breed at Walt Disney World. On June 23, another calf, Cinnamon, made her debut on Kilimanjaro Safaris alongside her mother, Clove, and the rest of the herd. In March, a calf born to Winnie at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge became Walt Disney World’s first Ankole calf in more than 20 years, with Dr. Mark Penning, Disney’s vice president of animals, science and environment, sharing the news and reporting that mother and calf were both in good health. That calf followed the same routine Raisin is following now, bonding with mom behind the scenes before heading out onto the lodge’s savanna.
About Ankole Cattle
On Kilimanjaro Safaris, the Ankole are hard to miss. They are known for enormous horns that can span up to six feet tip to tip, and those horns are believed to help the cattle lower their body temperature. The inside of each horn has a honeycomb structure that lets blood circulate through it and cool. The breed comes from the grasslands and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Adults are big animals, weighing between 900 and 1,600 pounds, with a gentle temperament. At Walt Disney World, Ankole live both on the Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna and on the savannas around Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Once Raisin is out on the savanna, look for the smallest member of the herd staying close to mom.
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