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Tulsa Zoo has top stud

 
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Sneezy has a lot of responsibility resting on his humongous shoulders.

Scientists and zoo officials are pinning their hopes on the virility of the 34-year-old Asian elephant at the Tulsa Zoo.

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In June, the two female Asian elephants at the Oklahoma City Zoo will be moved to Tulsa to breed with Sneezy and, if all goes well, pass their genes on to the next generation.

But beyond the next generation, scientists hope Sneezy will help them solve a puzzle that would improve elephant diversity in the United States.

Sneezy and his handlers have been working for years to contribute semen to artificial insemination research.

Preserving elephant semen is tricky, said Mike Keele, deputy director of the Oregon Zoo.

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