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    More: Sappy, Calf, Elephant, Asian Elephant, Hunting, Endangered species, World Wide Fund for Nature, Asian elephant twins, War elephant  
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1347 clicks; posted to D'awww » on 13 Nov 2022 at 2:45 PM (18 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2022-11-13 11:01:56 AM  
Considering elephant gestation is normally 22 months.  but could go longer..
 
Gyrfalcon [TotalFark]
2022-11-13 3:23:03 PM  
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HairBolus [TotalFark]
2022-11-13 4:19:23 PM  
> the zoo also hopes that the twins' birth will contribute to efforts to eliminate a fatal elephant disease, according to the release. Mali and Doc's previous two calves died from elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus, a strain of herpes that is the leading cause of death among young elephants, says the release.

So, the babies are likely doomed because they will  get the herpes from their parents who are known carriers. But their death ordeal may help to find a cure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_endotheliotropic_herpesvirus
Since 1995, there have been over fifty documented disease cases in North America and Europe, of which only nine have been successfully cured.
 
apoptotic
2022-11-13 4:59:20 PM  
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BunkyBrewman [TotalFark]
2022-11-13 5:58:06 PM  
I have a feeling those two elephants are about to become really really famous.
 
BunkyBrewman [TotalFark]
2022-11-13 5:59:42 PM  
Now we get to name them?
 
Billy Liar
2022-11-13 9:31:39 PM  
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