Veterinarians examined the health of four elephants kept at a zoo and safari park in the Pakistani city of Karachi and found that one of the animals, which had been considered a male for 12 years, turned out to be a female elephant. About it informs Dawn.
In September, a court appointed German veterinarian Frank Goritz to check the health of four elephants after an animal welfare NGO demanded that the elephants be provided with a suitable habitat. A team of six veterinarians led by Goritz conducted a visual examination of the animals, took blood samples for analysis, observed behavior, examined the elephants ‘legs and teeth, and took measurements to assess the animals’ condition.
“The general physical condition of the elephants is satisfactory, but they have a slight degree of obesity and mild subcutaneous edema. However, both animals at the Karachi Zoo have low blood hemoglobin levels and reduced red blood cell counts, ”the specialists said in an interim report. A male named Sonu, who lived for 12 years in a safari park, turned out to be a female: an ultrasound examination revealed inactive ovaries.
The team proposed immediate measures to be taken to improve the condition of the elephants, including training to take care of the elephants’ legs, surgical removal of damaged and infected tusks, followed by treatment, and vaccination. Experts said that animals can suffer from pain in the teeth, and this problem can pose a threat to their lives.
“Although the general physical condition of the elephants is good, there are signs of insufficient animal care,” said the experts.
Goritz asked the judges under the direction of Ahmed Rajput to give an additional two weeks to wait for the results of some tests. He stated that he would provide detailed results of the assessment and provide a report with specific recommendations.
Earlier it was reported that in the Aquarium in Sardinia, Italy, in an aquarium where there was not a single male, a shark was born, belonging to the family of mustelids. Presumably, the baby shark was born through parthenogenesis – a form of reproduction in which female reproductive cells develop into an adult organism on their own, without fertilization.
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