Published 08:44 IST, August 26th 2020
Germany: Elephant joins trunk with daughter after 12 yrs of separation in a moving reunion
The reunion took place at Zoo Halle in Germany, where 39-year-old Pori met with her 19-year-old daughter Tana. She also got to see her two granddaughters.
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In a heartwarming incident that took place at a German zoo, an elephant united with her daughter after 12 years of separation. reunion took place at Zoo Halle in Germany, where 39-year-old Pori met with her 19-year-old daughter Tana and also got to see her two granddaughters, Tamika, 4, and Elani, 1, for first time. zoo shared heart-touching pictures of reunion on Facebook, where it also informed that elephants have been let out of ir enclosures to mingle physically.
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Zoo Halle informed on Facebook that Pori arrived in Halle from Berlin, where she had given birth to her daughter Tana 19 years ago in 2001. Tana was reportedly raised by her mor until she was 7-year-old was ready to leave. In nature, elephants always live toger in herds and are always led by matriarch of family. Daughters usually stay with ir mors for a lifetime, while male elephants leave herds once y're ready for mating. Zoo Director Dr. Dennis Müller said, "Pori's arrival in Halle is an important step in modern elephant keeping. In future, as far as possible, all elephant herds in European zoos will be maintained in such natural family structures. We got a big step closer to this goal today."
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From Africa to Germany
Pori was born in Africa in 1981 and brought to Germany in two years later in 1983. Pori lived at Magdeburg zoo for some time before moving to Leipzig zoo. Pori was finally handed over to Berlin zoo for breeding purposes, where she gave birth to her first calf Tana. emotional reunion was followed by a bit of sand shooting on back of each or by Tori and Tana, which is rmal when elephants meet after a long time. Finally, Tori carefully approached her two young granddaughters, who did t take much time to bravely stand under ir grandmor's belly. touching reunion was captured on camera by zoo officials and subsequently shared by m on facility's Facebook handle.
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08:44 IST, August 26th 2020