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Added on the 25/10/2016 18:00:29 - Copyright : Viral Video Online
Halloween pumpkin decorations mean playtime and tasty treats for chimps at Copenhagen Zoo.
The Zoo of Copenhagen has released footage of a baby elephant which was born last week in captivity as part of a European breeding program for Asian elephants. The mother is 16 year old Maha Kumari and the fathers name is Fahim. The name and gender of the baby elephant aren't known yet. Calves weight in beetween 70 and 90kg at birth after spending 22 months in their mothers wombs, the longest gestation in the animal kindom. Elephant births in zoos are relatively rare with a total number of 18 worldwide in 2023 IMAGES
Visitors return to see the animals at Copenhagen's 160-year-old zoo after the Danish government relaxed coronavirus restrictions. The Nordic nation which has recorded 11,000 infections and 562 deaths from coronavirus. On 21 May the government decided to bring the end of the lockdown forward as virologists said the spread of the virus was slowing. IMAGES
Two giraffes get intimate at a Copenhagen zoo as they attempt to mate in "not particularly elegant" fashion
Two giraffes get intimate at a Copenhagen zoo as they attempt to mate in "inelegant" fashion