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Yes, its a pity Hanover can't get a Bornean male- if they don't have one already. I'd like to see them bred seperately to any other elephants too.
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yassa - the bornean elephants i saw in borneo were not particularly hairy. however, it seems its been suggested elephants from peninsular malaysia are.

i'm not a fan of hybridising elephants in zoos. with the vast majority being of sri lankan/mainland origin, and the two forms considered by many to be one and the same, i would like zoos to avoid "polluting" mainland genetics with those of sumatran and bornean ancestry.
I am not a particular fan of this genetic pollution of island subspecies either. I suggest a totally different course of action: try and maintain world herds in captivity of both separate Sumatran and Bornean elephants. That would be a start. I know that at least on Sumatra many elephants are languishing since their original habitat has been cut. A spate in captivity for rogue elephants and breeding programme with (an eventual aim) of re-release to the wild in secure habitat is a project I would like the EEP (which has had the most success in breeding elephants in captivity) to take on this task.
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(this picture shows Indra on the left, whose origin is mainland asia, next to young Bornean female Manari)

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The younger of the 2 females, Sayang

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