CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed a 10,000-pound Asian elephant from the Saint Louis Zoo.
The 33-year-old bull elephant, named Raja, arrived in Cincinnati following a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and its Asian Elephant Species Survival Plan.
“Raja sired several calves during his years at the Saint Louis Zoo, and we’re hoping that he will hit it off with Anak and Yasmin, the females here,” said Cincinnati Zoo Director of Animal Care Christina Gorsuch. “He is related to all of the females of breeding age at the Saint Louis Zoo, and breeding with the females in Cincinnati would add much-needed genetic diversity to the North American Asian elephant population.”…