Oklahoma City’s elephant pair endure long courtship

 
CARRIE COPPERNOLL
Published: June 15, 2009

After a year of formal introductions, Asian elephants Asha and Chandra are still waiting for some private time with the bull elephant they traveled 90 miles to see.

The Oklahoma City sisters were moved from the Oklahoma City Zoo to the Tulsa Zoo a year ago in hopes that they would mate with Tulsa ’s bull elephant, Sneezy. While zookeepers haven’t put the females with Sneezy yet, the outlook is good. ...


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