The move will give Hogle Zoo’s mother-daughter elephant duo — Christie, 36, and, Zuri, 13 — a better chance to “grow their herd,” said Liz Larsen, the zoo’s vice president of programs.
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Hogle Zoo’s elephant care team have tried to artificially inseminate Zuri, but pregnancy hasn’t been successful. Meanwhile, bringing a male elephant to Utah would require an expansion at the zoo, during which Zuri’s reproductive window could possibly close. Elephants could eventually come back to Utah’s Hogle Zoo, the news release states, as zoo officials review a master plan that evaluates what the facility must do to maintain the well-being of its animals.
Elephant care practices have evolved since Princess Alice’s arrival, the news release noted, but officials said the zoo has continually adapted to ensure its elephants have the “choice and opportunities” to be “physically and emotionally engaged” and experience the social benefit of living in a herd.Elephant Encounter exhibit
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