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Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. [ 1 ] He was named after George Mottershead , who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
The Cremona elephant as depicted in the Chronica maiora, Part II, Parker Library, MS 16, fol. 151v Sketch of Hanno and mahout, after Raphael, c. 1514. The presence of elephants in Europe in historical times back to classical antiquity, but previously, during Pleistocene and before, relatives of elephants were spread across the globe, including ...
The domestic cat, African wild cat and European wildcat may be considered variant populations of the same species (Felis silvestris), making such crosses non-hybrids. Serengeti, a hybrid crossbreed of a Bengal and an Oriental Shorthair. Chausie, a hybrid between a jungle cat and domestic cat. Subfamily Pantherinae. Genus Panthera
It is the most-visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. ... It maintains and promotes European breeding programmes, ... Of the eight elephants ...
The EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP) is a population management and conservation programme by European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) for wild animals living in European zoos. The programme was formerly known as the European Endangered Species Programme. [1] Each EEP has a coordinator who is assisted by a species committee.
The Fort Worth Zoo launched an Asian elephant breeding program in 1986, and under Fouraker’s leadership spearheaded a conservation organization known as the International Elephant Foundation in ...
African elephant bull mating with a member of a female group. Elephants are polygynous breeders, [113] ... western European countries, and Japan. [151] ...
Asian elephant twins born at Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse made history as the first successful birth of the endangered species in U.S.