Elephants Are Big Creatures And Migh Scare People Away But They Are Sweet And Generous
This is a heartwarming moment of an elephant who had been separated from her daughter and granddaughter for 12 years touches trunks with them at a zoo in Germany.?
Female elephants often live with their mothers for the rest of their lives, whereas bull elephants typically leave the herd to find a mate.
A scheme to gradually imitate this natural process in herds kept in captivity includes the family reunion.
After 12 years apart, Pori, a 39-year-old elephant, and Tana, a 19-year-old elephant, were reunited at the Bergzoo in the eastern city of Halle. Pori had formerly resided in Berlin. Elani, one, and Tamika, four, were also introduced to the grandma for the first time.
The reunion of Tana, a 19-year-old African elephant (She is on the left), and her mother Pori, a 39-year-old elephant (She is on the right), after 12 years apart. She may also be seen stroking the trunks of her 4-year-old granddaughter Tamika, whom she had just met.
Bit the family reunites, the elephant house will be shuttered for a while.
According to a statement from the zoo, the elephant home will remain closed for the time being to give the animals an opportunity to unwind and reacquaint themselves, but guests will continue to be allowed to observe the elephants in their outdoors.
Pori and her young are currently separated by an enclosure, but over the coming days, they will spend time together in the outdoors to learn to understand one another.
African elephant Pori was brought to Germany in 1981 from Zimbabwe, where she was born in the wild. From 1983 to 1997, Pori lived at the Magdeburg Zoo before being transferred to Tierpark Berlin for breeding purposes.
Elephants naturally reside in family groups that are each headed by a lead member. Young bulls leave the herd as soon as they reach sexual maturity, whereas daughters typically live with their mothers their entire lives.
“Pori’s arrival in Halle represents a major step in modern elephant management,” the zoo’s director, Dr. Dennis Muller, stated. All elephant herds in European zoos should be managed in such organic family systems in the future. Today, we are a lot closer to achieving this objective.
As part of a conservation breeding program (EEP), which is overseen by committees made up of experts from various zoos, the elephant population in zoos is kept track of. These committees decide on new herd compositions and the ensuing animal movements.
