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Should Johannesburg Zoo’s Last Elephant, Lammie, Stay or Be Relocated?

  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The future of Lammie, the last African elephant at Johannesburg Zoo, is under scrutiny following losing her male companion to illness in September. Many advocate for her relocation to a larger sanctuary to prevent her from spending her final years alone. This debate is particularly poignant given elephants’ known intelligence, strong social bonds, and emotional depth. The zoo has announced that Lammie will remain, with efforts underway to find her a new mate. Lammie’s situation parallels Happy, an Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo in New York, who has lived alone in her enclosure for over a decade. While some activists push for Happy’s transfer to a sanctuary, the zoo maintains she is healthy and has established bonds with her caretakers and the other elephants. For 17 years, Lammie shared her life with Kinkel, a rescued male elephant. Since his death on September 4, she has been solitary, prompting some conservation groups to argue for her relocation. Audrey Delsin
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Playful Baby Elephant Tries to Push His Older Brother Into a Pool in Hilarious Zoo Footage

 In a lighthearted moment caught on camera, a baby elephant was seen playfully attempting to push his older brother into a pool of water at a zoo in Germany.

The little elephant calf put all his energy into the playful battle, repeatedly trying to knock his much larger sibling into the pool.

Despite the younger one’s determined efforts, the older brother seemed unbothered, easily brushing off the attempts.


Undeterred, the enthusiastic calf even ran up to his brother, hoping to gain enough force to succeed.

At one point, it looked like the baby elephant might win as his older sibling’s feet slipped towards the pool’s edge, but the older elephant managed to regain his balance.

The adorable scene was captured by a visitor who remarked, “The little one keeps running at his big brother, trying again and again to push him into the water.”


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