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Re:Female African elephants are evolving without tusks due t... by unmole on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @11:02PM (#29021897)
Elephants are not really bread in captivity.
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Re:Female African elephants are evolving without tusks due t... by tokai on Thursday October 28, 2021 @03:45AM (#29023464)
They are bread in captivity. In Europe the breeding is organized by the European Endangered Species Programme.

https://nhatrangbay.net.vnwww.eaza.net/assets/Uploads/EAZA-D...

https://www.elephant.se/elephant_breeding_in_europe.php

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Re:Female African elephants are evolving without tusks due t... by Moghammed on Thursday October 28, 2021 @04:39AM (#29023776)
I highly doubt those elephants are getting killed if they don't have tusks, though.
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Re:Female African elephants are evolving without tusks due t... by bruckie on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:27AM (#29022386)
While that's generally true, there are exceptions. Elephants at the Oregon Zoo have birthed more than two dozen babies over the past several decades. https://www.oregonzoo.org/node/1948/media
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