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Birth makes 12 African elephants at Wild Animal Park

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A birth announcement Friday from the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park.

A male African elephant, as yet unnamed, was born to Unmgani, brought to the park from Swaziland in 2003. The birth brings the park’s African elephant population to 12.

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Mother and 220-pound newborn will be watched for a few days before becoming introduced to the rest of the herd. The birth was eagerly awaited by the park’s elephant-watchers: an elephant pregnancy lasts 22 months.

--Tony Perry, San Diego

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