Japan zoo seeks to breed Sumatran elephants at risk of extinction

Japan zoo seeks to breed Sumatran elephants at risk of extinction

Shigehisa Kawakami, curator of Gunma Safari Park in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, holds the ears of Sumatran elephants on Oct. 26, 2015. The park, Japan's sole zoo that keeps Sumatran elephants, hopes to breed the animal, which is on the verge of extinction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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