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Report on Health of Zoo Elephants

5:53 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 |
Stacy Fox
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Researchers have concluded that female elephants living in protected environments in Asia and Africa live longer than elephants in captivity in European zoos, saying that "bringing elephants into zoos profoundly impairs their viability."


But their work is up for debate and provoked a sharp response from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Click here or here for more on this story.



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