Organs of the dead baby elephant in Zurich Zoo not properly formed
result of the investigation
For this reason, baby elephants are staring at Zurich Zoo
A baby elephant died in Zurich Zoo because its organs were not properly formed. This is the sixth baby elephant to die at the zoo since 2020. While the zoo management talks about the “cycle of life”, animal rights activists are demanding action.
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A baby elephant died at Zurich Zoo last weekend. (icon picture)
After a bull elephant died shortly after birth at the Zurich Zoo over the weekend, the zoo published the first results of the pathological examination on Wednesday. These indicate that the animal was not viable.
The zoo wrote in a statement that certain organs such as the heart and lungs were not properly developed. But for the zoo, death is part of life. Animals would die practically every day, just as new ones would be born. “It’s the cycle of life.”
Sixth fall since 2020
The zoo will not change anything about its elephant husbandry. Animal rights activists had called for a rethink after the latest death in the elephant enclosure became known. Since 2020, Zurich Zoo has lost six elephant cubs due to health problems, the Fondation Franz Weber wrote in a statement.
The zoo should finally see that animal-friendly husbandry in captivity is not possible for elephants. Zurich Zoo has a “chronic problem” with the physical condition of its elephants. In particular, Farha, the mother of the bull elephant who died over the weekend, claims obesity, according to animal rights activists. These can lead to reproductive problems.
In April and August 2020, two young elephants died after being kicked by the other elephants. In 2021, three young animals died due to a herpes infection. (SDA)