Tornero represented a big success for husbandry of animal ambassadors. They were not typically included in breeding programs, but the animal care staff wanted to change that, to include more genetic diversity in the population. Instead of moving Xena to another zoo, a male came to San Diego to be with her, with Tornero being the happy result. Nicki Boyd, associate curator of behavioral husbandry at the Zoo, said: “It was such progressive work to have a mother-reared ambassador, get a breeding recommendation, have that animal still be an ambassador, get pregnant, have a baby, still do programs with a baby, and have the baby easily transition to ambassador training. It show what breeding cooperation can do.”