Taronga elephants leave for Monarto habitat

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Taronga Zoo's two Asian elephants, Tang Mo and Pak Boon, have started their 22-hour journey to a new home at Monarto Safari Park in South Australia.

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For the first time since opening in 1886, Taronga Zoo will have no elephants on display, marking the end of an era for Sydney's iconic zoo.

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The elephants calmly walked into custom-built travel crates after months of training, before being hoisted by crane onto trucks for their interstate road trip.

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At Monarto, Tang Mo and Pak Boon will join Burma and Permai in a spacious 14-hectare habitat with mud wallows and waterholes—much larger than their former Sydney enclosure.

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These guys are going to form another social herd, and get that extra social behavior they need," explained Taronga Zoo senior elephant keeper Ian Gleichman.

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The relocation strengthens Asian elephant conservation efforts in Australia, creating a new breeding group for this endangered species.

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Keepers who formed strong bonds with the elephants are traveling alongside them to South Australia to help ease their transition to their new home.

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While Sydney visitors will miss seeing elephants at Taronga, South Australians can soon watch the elephants explore their new environment at Monarto Safari Park.

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