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Mara & Baby are female Asian elephants captive at Zoo Park, a roadside zoo in Slovakia. | Mara & Baby are female Asian elephants captive at Zoo Park, a roadside zoo in Slovakia. | ||
Mara was captured from the wild (unknown location) in 1973 and transferred to a circus in Spain (Circo Aleman Berlin). Subsequently she was transferred to the Christian & Alex Gärtner Elephant Show (circus) in Croatia | Mara was captured from the wild (unknown location) in 1973 and transferred to a circus in Spain (Circo Aleman Berlin). Subsequently she was transferred to the Christian & Alex Gärtner Elephant Show (circus) in Croatia. | ||
Baby was born in July 1981 at Circus Quaiser in Germany to parent Bosco (father) and Benga (mother)<ref>https://elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1420</ref> before being transferred to the Christian & Alex Gärtner Elephant Show (circus) in Croatia | Baby was born in July 1981 at Circus Quaiser in Germany to parent Bosco (father) and Benga (mother)<ref>https://elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1420</ref> before being transferred to the Christian & Alex Gärtner Elephant Show (circus) in Croatia. | ||
Mara & Baby were then transferred to Zoo Park in Slovakia when Croatia banned the use of wild animals in circuses.<ref>[https://www.bornfree.org.uk/articles/animal-tragic#:~:text=To%20date%2C%20more%20than%2030,of%20wild%20animals%20in%20circuses. https://www.bornfree.org.uk/articles/animal-tragic#:~:text=To%20date%2C%20more%20than%2030,of%20wild%20animals%20in%20circuses.]</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||