Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Osamu Shiina, an elephant breeder at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, prepares feed for the animals, checking whether an apple has gone bad by cutting it in half on Nov. 21, 2013 at the zoo.

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