Monday 14 May 2012

Tonya the elephant packs her trunk – and says goodbye to the zoo


The three-year-old Asian elephant has been banished, along with her mother Douanita, to keep the peace. 

Pregnant Douanita had been filmed on CCTV bashing herd members – including her adopted mother, Irma – with her trunk.

Keepers said the clashes at Rotterdam zoo were only the elephant equivalent of handbags – but decided to pack the pair off to Prague. ‘It was all still pushing and pulling. But we do not want a real fight, so we had a choice,’ one zookeeper said.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/898656-tonya-the-elephant-packs-her-trunk-and-says-goodbye-to-the-zoo#ixzz1ulvkXedO

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